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Anklet (Inkalulungani)

Anklet (Inkalulungani)

Only initiated women wear these anklets. Every newly initiated woman must wear anklets for a few months. Young women wear anklets on a regular basis, while older women who have given birth may wear them only on special occasions.


Metal, wire, and telephone conductor parts
1 x 5 in. (2.5 x 12.7cm)
General Acquisition Fund
2000.12.20.2
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back, February 7, 2002-April 30, 2006

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Maasai Community Adorns a Bride, May 31, 2001 - March 1, 2005

Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.

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