Eastern Africa

Holdings include body adornment and utilitarian objects; religious items such as Coptic scrolls from Ethiopia and an Islamic prayer board from Uganda; and modern paintings, sculptures, and ceramics by artists such as Wangechi Mutu, Amir Nour, Ibrahim El-Salahi, and Magdalene Odundo.

Staff Ending with Finial in Figurative Form

Unidentified Shambaa or Zigua maker

Staff Ending with Finial in Figurative Form

late 19th-early 20th century

2003.3.35524

Standing Male Figure

Unidentified Shambaa maker

Standing Male Figure

19th-early 20th century

2003.32.35527

Beaded Vest

Unidentified maker (Africa)

Beaded Vest

mid-20th century

2004.46.35575

Dismuke

Amir Nour, Sudanese, 1939 - 2021

Dismuke

1972

2005.15

Medicine Container

Unidentified Zaramo maker

Medicine Container

late 19th-early 20th century

2005.70.2

Initiation Post

Unidentified Gogo maker

Initiation Post

late 19th-early 20th century

2006.13

Woman in Orange Cloth

Etiyé Dimma Poulsen, Ethiopian, born 1968

Woman in Orange Cloth

2006

2006.22

The Dream

Jak Katarikawe, Ugandan, 1940 - 2018

The Dream

1970s

2007.14

Allégorie à la banane (Joséphine)

Hassan Musa, Sudanese, born 1951

Allégorie à la banane (Joséphine)

2001

2008.32

Tear Drop, from the Tear Drop Series

Magdalene Odundo, Kenyan, born 1950

Tear Drop, from the Tear Drop Series

1998

2008.74.1

Untitled

Ibrahim El-Salahi, Sudanese, born 1930

Untitled

1969

2015.8

Iridium over Aleppo

Julie Mehretu, Ethiopian, born 1970

Iridium over Aleppo

2018

2018.13

Headdress

Unidentified Bunyoro maker

Headdress

late 19th-early 20th century

39.64.6805

Royal

Unidentified Baganda maker

Royal "Sowrd"

late 19th-early 20th century

39.64.6889

Bead Apron

Unidentified Kikuyu maker

Bead Apron

late 19th-early 20th century

39.64.6920

Ivory Anklet

Unidentified Bukedde maker

Ivory Anklet

late 19th-early 20th century

39.64.6937

Spear

Unidentified Hadendowa maker

Spear

possibly late 19th century

39.64.6978

Hippopotamus Hide Shield

Unidentified Nuer maker

Hippopotamus Hide Shield

19th century; collected 1946-1948

48.66.11043

Leather Shield

Unidentified Shilluk maker

Leather Shield

possibly 19th century; collected 1946-1948

48.66.11044

Horn Tip Spear

Unidentified Nuer maker

Horn Tip Spear

collected 1946-1948

48.66.11056

Spear

Unidentified Shilluk maker

Spear

collected 1946-1948

48.66.11061

Spear

Unidentified Maasai (Masai) maker

Spear

about 1920

53.30.12899

Untitled

Magdalene Odundo, Kenyan, born 1950

Untitled

2001

c.2003.50