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Phembe (mother-and-child statue) of the Yombe people, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Artist unkn
Carved wooden statue of the Basonge people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, thought to represent a
Bound figure (terracotta) of the Jenne people of the inland Niger River delta, in present-day Mali.
Terra-cotta beer pot of the Zulu people. Made in the village of Eshowe, South Africa. Artist unkno
Magbo mask (wood, textiles, metal, and sequins) of the Yoruba people, Nigeria. Artist unknown; 19th
rp. @obsituyacub Me and @hayatebsa we’re accidentally serving face in this selfie! #blackoute
racialicious:The African American woman pictured above, Zelda Wynn Valdez, created the iconic Playbo
black-to-the-bones:Black Jacks: African American Sailors in the 19th Century at BrooklynBorough Hall
Power figure of the Songye people, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now in the Indianapolis Museum
Pair of wooden sandals with incised geometric designs, thought to have belonged to Fumo Omari, sulta
Drum carved in the shape of a female figure, of the Baga people, Guinea. Now in the Musée d'Arts afr
Drum with two faces, of the Shira-Panu people, Gabon. Artist unknown; 20th century. Now in the De
Carved nana osei bonsu drum of the Asante (Ashanti) people, Ghana. Now in the Glenbow Museum, Calga
Lobby card for Lost Boundaries, 1949, Smithsonian: National Museum of African American History and C
Sanford Biggers’s quilt series recalls the supposed use of quilts sewn in specific patterns as signp
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Helmet-mask of the Lulua (Luluwa) people, Kasai-Occidental province, Democratic Republic of the Cong
Three African American Girls, Galveston, Texas, 1973Date: April 1973Photograph by: Danny LyonSeries:
Figure of a female devotee of the Yoruba thunder deity Shango, holding the god’s characteristic symb
Helmet mask of the Makonde people, Mozambique. Now in the De Young Museum, San Francisco.
Painted wooden mask worn by a nganga (ritual expert and spiritual healer) of the Yombe people, Kongo
Headdress of the Ekoi (Ejagham) people of Nigeria’s Guinea Coast. Artist unknown; early 20th centur
African-American men picking cotton in Aiken (South Carolina, c. 1902).
Celebrate Black History Month in the American galleries. Loïs Mailou Jones (1905-1998) trained at th
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