Cloak

Wedding Dress

95-6-1

From: Kenya | Nairobi | Masa Mara

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 95-6-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Masai
Provenience Kenya | Nairobi | Masa Mara
Date Made 20th Century
Section African
Materials Leather | Ochre | Glass
Technique Beaded | Stained
Description

Cloak of wedding dress, leather with ochre stain, bead work around part of edge and patterned beads in lines from beaded edge. Has several patches and some breaks. Beads are red, black, yellow, orange, blue, lime-green, variegated purple/white.

Length 113.2 cm
Width 132.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Carol B. Pye, 1995

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