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Kente Cloth
1988
Ghanaian
strip-woven cotton and rayon
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Wax-print Cloth (Panya) Commemorating the Coronation of Empress Catherine Bokassa
circa 1977-1979
Central African
wax-print cotton cloth
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International Women’s Day Kanga
1994
Tanzanian
machine-printed cotton cloth
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La société de métayage
2021-2022
M'barek Bouhchichi
Heat-treated metal and yellow brass
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Bògòlanfini (“Mud Cloth”)
circa 1975
Santoro (Karatela)
fermented mud dyes on machine-spun cotton
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Adire Eleko Oluba (“Jubilee”) Cloth
circa 1970
Workshop Of Diko Compound
cotton cloth with stenciled and free-hand indigo resist-dye patterns
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Mask
circa 1940
Bembe
wood, porcupine quills, pigment, and raffia
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Mask
circa 1930
Bembe
wood and pigment
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Chief’s Stool
circa 1920
Hemba
wood
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Rhythm Pounder in the Shape of a Male Figure
1900-1971
Senufo
carved wood
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Gold-weight
1900-1985
Akan
brass
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Knife with Sheath
20th century
Berber
metal blade with wood handle trimmed in metal and fabric covered leather sheath
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The Cross
1989
Zerihun Yetmgeta
pen and ink on animal skin
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Ceremonial sword (afena)
20th century
Asante
iron, wood, and gold leaf
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Woven Mat
n.d.
African
woven textile
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