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
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.
ca. 1950
ca. 1900
Collected 1961-1962
1960s
