Young girl's belt (Enkitati nailianga)
"When women are making jewelry there are certain things they must take into account. There are colors you cannot put together--you cannot put white next to yellow, nor red next to orange. Colors have meanings: red is danger, white represents milk from our livestock, blue means sky. A lot of jewelry is in circular form because we believe the universe is in a circular form." (Kakuta Hamisi, 2001)
Glass beads, leather, and sisal twine
3 x 10 in. (7.6 x 25.4cm)
General Acquisition Fund
2000.13