The Feast of the Rosary on October 7 celebrates the Catholic practice of repeating a litany to the Virgin Mary while meditating on Christian mysteries through the use of a beaded cross. In this devotional image, the Virgin Mary prominently dangles a rosary while supporting the Christ Child on her lap.

Diego Rivera embraced the belief that art plays an important role in creating social change within a society. His principal career as a muralist depended heavily on his Marxist and socialist politics, views which often caused trouble with people and organizations that commissioned his work.

Although known primarily for his involvement in the Mexican mural movement and his brightly colored murals focused on social issues, Diego Rivera also executed a number of portraits, like this self-portrait, that show his talent as a draftsman.

This intriguing footed vessel is decorated with modeled human faces and serpents. Neither the  purpose for which it was made nor the culture in which it originated is known. Images of human faces with snakes issuing from their nostrils can be found in the art of both the Yoruba and the Edo peoples.

This small mask is the insignia of yananio, the last grade before reaching the pinnacle in the Lega's governing Bwami association.

Although this figure is highly abstract, it represents an ancestor of the Kota peoples. The Kota believed that the strength and wisdom of their ancestors survived after death, so they preserved their ancestors' skulls and certain bones.

An akua'ba (or akua'ma in its plural form) is a highly stylized sculpture that depicts the perfect baby.