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Diego Antonio de Landaeta, <em>Portrait of Petronila Méndez</em>
Diego Antonio de Landaeta, Portrait of Petronila Méndez

A rare and elaborate child portrait from Venezuela by an Afro-descendant artist.

Weaving the landscape: DY Begay’s <em>The Edge</em>
Weaving the landscape: DY Begay’s The Edge

This contemporary tapestry captures the colors and formations of Diné bíkéyah, the land of the Diné people.

A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa
A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa

A rare example of a style of illuminated Qur’an produced in coastal East Africa on Pate Island.

A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa
A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa

A rare example of a style of illuminated Qur’an produced in coastal East Africa on Pate Island.

Mark Dion, <em>Neukom Vivarium</em>
Mark Dion, Neukom Vivarium

Dion believes the work brings the forgotten phenomenon of a natural cycle of life back into the city.

Photographic postcards of West African masquerade
Photographic postcards of West African masquerade

The invention of photography instigated a complex process of image production and consumption in colonial Africa.

Dorothea Lange, <em>Migrant Mother</em>
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother

Meet the two women behind this iconic 1936 photograph.

Olga de Amaral, <em>El gran muro</em>
Olga de Amaral, El gran muro

In El gran muro, densely-piled woven strips of red, yellow, gray, and blue are meant to evoke cascading leaves.

Mirror with game board design and animals of the four directions
Mirror with game board design and animals of the four directions

This ancient bronze mirror features elaborate designs representing immortality and the cosmos.

Jar (Hu)
Jar (Hu)

Painted spirals recall the crests of waves on this 4,500-year-old jar.

Marie Watt’s <em>Companion Species (Speech Bubble)</em>: Blankets, Community, and Intersectionality
Marie Watt’s Companion Species (Speech Bubble): Blankets, Community, and Intersectionality

Conversations between part and whole, between individual and community, are at the core of Companion Species.

Elephant Mask (Bamileke Peoples)
Elephant Mask (Bamileke Peoples)

Members of the Kuosi society express the authority, affluence, and strength of the ruler through masquerade.