Necklace
Date20th century
Maker
Suk/Turkana
Maker
Kenyan
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. 20Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
DimensionsL.: 18 3/8 in.
MediumLeather and glass beads
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