DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Beaded shawl
NameShawl
Maker
Mary Padar Kuojok Athac
(Sudanese)
CultureLatuka
Dateca. 2012
Place madeEastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, Africa
MediumGlass beads, strings
Dimensions29 3/16 × 28 15/16 × 1/16 in. (74.2 × 73.5 × 0.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.47.2
Object numberFA.2012.47.2
DescriptionBeaded shawl with a round opening in the middle. When fully spreaded the shawl resembles a flower. The shawl consists of yellow and green beads making alternating diamond-shaped motifs of yellow and green. Around the round opening in the middle are round glass beads of yellow and green.
