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Necklace

Date20th century

Label TextBold circular beaded targets are a common Turkana pattern, used to identify these camel herders as they move through northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. Using a limited range of colors and a hairstyle that is all their own, Turkana women make certain that their identity and rank was quickly obvious as they moved among other pastoralists in this region.

Object number81.17.1203

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, African Panoplies: Art for Rulers, Traders, Hunters, and Priests, Apr. 21 - Aug. 14, 1988. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Bead Quiz, July 1, 2008 - July 1, 2009Published ReferencesBurt, Eugene C., East African Art in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, no. 13, p. 20

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

DimensionsL.: 18 3/8 in.

MediumLeather and glass beads