Married woman's waist beads
Maker
Mary Padar Kuojok Athac
(Sudanese)
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)
ClassificationsClothing, Accessories and Jewelry
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.47.4
Object numberFA.2012.47.4
DescriptionFifty strands of waist beads with three wood pieces. There are three bundles of bead strands divided by wood pieces. Bead strands are yellow, black, green, blue, and red. Motifs are inscribed in brown ink on the wood pieces.On View
Not on view
ca. 1950
ca. 1900
Collected 1961-1962
1960s
