DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Married woman's waist beads
NameWaist beads
Maker
Mary Padar Kuojok Athac
(Sudanese)
CultureLatuka
Dateca. 2012
Place madeEastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, Africa
MediumGlass beads, thread, wood
Dimensionslength of bead strands between wood pieces: 13 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 13 1/8 in. (33.6 × 32 × 33.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.47.4
Object numberFA.2012.47.4
Collections
ca. 1950
early 20th Century