DepartmentAfrica
Beaded cross figure with AIDS ribbon
NameCloth Sculpture
Maker
Lobolile Ximba
CultureZulu
Date2010
Place madeKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa
MediumWood, cotton, glass beads, hair
Dimensions20 1/16 × 17 1/8 × 3 9/16 in. (51 × 43.5 × 9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the Barbara Lidral bequest, A.2014.15.4
Object numberA.2014.15.4
DescriptionBlue fabric covered cross with white beaded J at the top. Below, with hands attached to the arms of the cross, is a beaded figure wearing a white and red AIDS ribbon around its neck. The figure wears a long, horizontally beaded skirt of green, yellow, red, black, green and yellow. It has black cotton face with beaded features, and has actual hair.
Artist Not Recorded
Early 20th century
19th c.
c.1925
Late 20th century