Introduction | Ousmane Sow | Technique and Object | Toussaint Louverture | Gold | Art at home | Womanhood | Artists | Nigerian modernism | Metals | Encoded meanings | Emblems of status | Ethiopia | Masks | Movement and gesture | How to Look at African Art (pdf) | Gallery hunt answers | African Mosaic collection | Collecting The World In African Art (NPR interview)




Oil lamp
Kabyle peoples, Kabylie region, Algeria
Mid-19th century
Ceramic
Purchased with funds provided by the Annie Laurie Aitken Endowment, 2000-16-1

Bowl
Ladi Kwali
c.1925­1984, Abuja, Nigeria
Mid- to late 20th century
Glazed ceramic
Gift of the Wil and Irene Petty Collection, 2008-5-21

Headrest
Dinka peoples, Sudan
Mid-20th century
Wood, metal
Gift of Alain Naoum in memory of Roy Sieber, 2004-8-1


Basket
Chokwe peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Late 20th century
Plant fiber
Gift of Ruth and Derek Singer, 2010-4-4

Pitcher
Tikar peoples, Cameroon
Late 20th century
Gourd, plant fiber
Gift of Mildred A. Morton, 2000-29-16
Introduction | Ousmane Sow | Technique and Object | Toussaint Louverture | Gold | Art at home | Womanhood | Artists | Nigerian modernism | Metals | Encoded meanings | Emblems of status | Ethiopia | Masks | Movement and gesture | How to Look at African Art (pdf) | Gallery hunt answers | African Mosaic collection | Collecting The World In African Art (NPR interview)