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Wristlet (Inkipilat oo nkaik)

Label TextThese bracelets are a pair and are made for a newly initiated woman; uninitiated women are not allowed to wear them. The patterned one is worn on the left arm; the large red, blue, and white striped one is worn on the right. In recent years, Kaputiei and Kisongo men have begun wearing similar bracelets, though women still wear them more than men do. To learn more about the unique exchange that inspired this collection, please consult: https://art.seattleartmuseum.org/objects/26449

Object number2000.12.15.1

ProvenanceDonated to the museum by members of the Merrueshi community in exchange for funding a classroom in 2000, coordinated by Kakuta Maimai Hamisi

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Maasai Community Adorns a Bride, May 31, 2001 - Mar. 1, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back, Feb. 7 - May 19, 2002 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 2, 2004 - Jan. 2, 2005; Hartford, Connecticut, Wadsworth Atheneum, Feb. 12 - June 19, 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, Oct. 8, 2005 - Jan. 1, 2006; Nashville, Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Jan. 27 - Apr. 30, 2006 [as African Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never Broke a Back]). Text by Pamela McClusky. No cat. no., p. 276, reproduced pl. 106. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.

Credit LineGeneral Acquisition Fund

Dimensions4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (10.8 x 8.9 cm)

MediumGlass beads and plastic dividers