Reclamation of Identity and the African Past

Nkisi Nkonde,Kongo Peoples, ZaireWood, cord, iron, nails, feathers, pigmentNatural fibers20th century h. 83 cm

Renee Stout,Fetish # 2,Mixed media, 1988h. 64 in. (162 cm)

Renee Stout, Her Conjuring Table Very Neat, mixed media, 1990

Renee Stout, Ceremonial Object, Horn, mixed media, 1990

Renee StoutCrossroads,Mixed media,1992

Lajuwa,Ife, (Yoruba) Nigeria,Terracotta,800-700 BP

Winnie Owens-Hart,Twice,Earthenware mask,Glazed and smoked,1998-99

Yvonne Edward TuckerAnd Curtis Tucker,Homage to BB King,1991

Yvonne Edward Tucker,Tamara and the Bird of Ganvie,Thrown and Hand-built raku,1993

Babette Wainwright,Tam Tam,Pit fired Earthenware,2000

Babette Wainwright, Low Tides, pit fired earthen ware, 2000

Ade Nla,Yoruba, NigeriaBeads, cotton, 20th century

Sonya Clark,AdeVodun,Beads, Sequins,Toyo straw, 1996

Ejisuhene Nana Diko Pim III,Wearing the great Warrior shirt And Hat with amuletsPhoto: Doran H. Ross

Sonya Clark, “Warrior’s Baseball Cap”, texts enclosed in cloth, 1995

Sonya Clark, Synapse, cloth/thread, 1998

Sonya Clark,Cyclotincture,Cloth, Copper, Copper leaf, 1995

Sonya Clark,“In the Sweet Grass Basket Tradition”,Woven Fibers, 1996

               

Sonya Clark, UNUMcloth/thread8 x 8 x 8 inches1998