Images(3)

DepartmentAfrica

AIDS skeleton

NameSculpture

Maker eKhaya eKasi Art and Education Centre (Khayelitsha, South Africa)

Designer Abisha

Date2013

Place madeKhayelitsha, South Africa, Africa

MediumMetal wire, glass beads

Dimensions16 9/16 × 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (42 × 16 × 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Suzy Seriff, A.2016.31.1

Object numberA.2016.31.1

Collections

Africa.

DescriptionSkeleton made of metal wire and white, glass beads. The skull of the skeleton is three dimensional and made of several sections. The ribs are each made of curved bands of beads and wire. The pelvis is proportionally small.

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