Africa

Striding figure

Egypt · 300–30 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Granodiorite

God Horus (Harpocrates)

Egypt · 644–30 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze with green patina

False door

Egypt · about 2400 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Limestone

Baboon (Moon God Thoth)

Egypt · 7th - 6th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Faience

Cheering Woman

Sculptor: Sokari Douglas Camp · 1986

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Welded steel

A barber under his canopy and with a connection to electricity on Smit Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 19 May 1999

David Goldblatt · May 19, 1999 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

Street traders and the colonnade of the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown, Soweto, 7 February 2014

David Goldblatt · February 7, 2014 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

Miriam Mazibuko waters the garden of her RDP house for which she waited eight years. It consists of one room. Her four children live with her in-laws. Extension 8, Far East Alexandra Township

David Goldblatt · September 12, 2006 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

A domestic worker’s afternoon off, Sunninghill, Sandton, Johannesburg, 23 July 1999

David Goldblatt · July 23, 1999 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

Remnant of a wild almond hedge planted in 1660 to prevent livestock from being taken out of the European settlement in South Africa by the indigenous Khoe, Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, 16 May 1993

David Goldblatt · May 16, 1993 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

Luke Kgatitisoe in his house, bulldozed in February 1984 by the government after the forced removal of the people of Magopa, a black-owned farm, which had been declared a “black spot”, Ventersdorp district, Transvaal, 21 October 1986

David Goldblatt · October 21, 1986 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

Thirteen kilometers of this coastline were a White Group Area, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, 9 January 1986

David Goldblatt · January 9, 1986 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

A Transkei family in their shelter, KTC squatter camp. The framework was made of strips of Port Jackson bush. For privacy black plastic sheets were used around the lower part of the shelter. For light, translucent plastic was used on the dome. Cape Town, September 1984

David Goldblatt · September 1984 (printed 2015)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Inkjet print

Sculpture

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Wood; Carved

Bowl

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Palm Fiber

Textile

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Cotton

Textile

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Cotton

Textile

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Cotton

Textile

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Cotton | Metal

Textile

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Cotton

Textile

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Cotton

Equestrian figure

Djenne artist · about 1450

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood

Basket

Unknown · early 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Fibers, leather, beads, cowrie shells, cloth

Cat sculpture

Egypt · 1st-5th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Funerary screen

Kalabari artist · late 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, raffia, pigment

Textile Fragment

Egypt

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Linen (?), wool (?)

Boat Group

Thomas Ona Odulate · c. 1940

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigment

Kente cloth

Ewe artist · 1900–99

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton

Cape (Tabrdouhte)

Beni Ourain Amazigh (Berber) artist · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, linen, silk, wool, supplementary weft patterning

Kente Cloth

Western Africa · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton

Kente cloth

Asante artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton

Man's Kente Cloth

Asante artist · early 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Rayon, strip-woven panels of plain weave with…

Man's cloth

Asante artist · late 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk, plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft…

Man's cloth

Anlo Ewe artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Synthetic, cotton, strip woven, supplementary weft patterning

Man's cloth

Asante artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, strip woven, supplementary weft patterning

Man's cloth

Asante artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Synthetic, silk, strip woven, supplementary weft patterning

Man's cloth

Asante artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Synthetic, strip woven, supplementary weft patterning

Man's cloth

Ewe artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, strip woven, supplementary weft patterning

Man's wrapper

Asante artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton

Model Boat and Figures

Egypt · 22nd–18th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Polychromed wood

Pair of Figures from a Shrine Group

Kwaku Benpoh · First half 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, metal, ribbon

Untitled (mask)

Goncalo Mabunda · 2017

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Metal, wood

Untitled (Bruno Signs)

Brode Vosloo · 2010

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Untitled (The Black and White Issue)

Garth Walker · 2010

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Lithograph

Untitled (The Pursuit of Perverse Thoughts)

Anton Kannemeyer · 2010

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Untitled (man in garden)

Pieter Hugo · 2010

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Untitled (mountain landscape)

David Goldblatt · 2010

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Reduced Black Piece

Magdalene Odundo · 1990

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ceramic

Vessel

Mncane Nzuza · 1990

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Terracotta

Mask

Makonde artist · 1960s

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Terracotta, human hair, wax

Plank Mask

Bwa artist · c. 1960

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigment

Self-portrait with a store assistant at the West African Drug Company

James Barnor · 1952 (printed 2023)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gelatin silver print

Mami Wata figure

Igbo artist · 1950s

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigment

Mask

Makonde artist · 1950s

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, hair

Mask

Wee (Wè) artist · 1940s

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, metal, hair, fur, pigments, plant fibers,…

Vessel

Mangbetu artist · 1930

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Terra-cotta

Elephant Mask

Bamileke artist · c. 1900

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Indigo-dyed cotton, glass beads, natural fibers

Igbudu mask

Yoruba artist · 1900–50

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigments, metal

Beaded Apron (Jocolo)

Ndebele artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Leather backed by cloth, glass beads, 2…

Citwamo Ca Mangu (Throne)

Moxico School · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, leather

Comb

Akan artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood

Comb

Yaka artist · mid 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood

Cross pendant

Ethiopia · late 19th–early 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silver

Do mask

Ligbi artist · second quarter of 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, metal

Drum

Baga artist · early 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, animal hide, plant fibers, pigments

Gelede mask

Yoruba artist · mid 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigment

Hand cross

Ethiopia · 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, metal

Helmet mask

Luba artist · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigments

Hornbill mask

Dogon artist · early 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood

Initiation mask

Suku artist · 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, raffia

Mask

Guro artist · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood

Mask

Temne artist · mid 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigments

Mask

Yombe artist · late 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigment, kaolin

Mask

Mende artist · first half of 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, mirrors, cowrie shell, cord

Mask

Tabwa artist · second quarter of 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Glass beads, feathers, raffia, cloth, animal skin

Mask

Temne artist · mid 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, pigments

Tobacco pouch

Xhosa artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Plant fibers, cotton, beads, buttons

Toni Malau (St. Anthony)

Kongo artist · late 18th–early 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ivory

Vessel

Kurumba artist · mid 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Clay

Sande mask

Mende artist · second quarter of 20th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, raffia