DepartmentAfrica
Samburu Pride Necklace
NameNecklace
Maker
Umoja Uaso Women's Organization
Artist
Maparasoroi Lekarimwai
(Kenyan)
CultureSamburu / Maparasoroi Lekarimwai
Date2010
Place madeUmoja Uaso, Kenya, Africa
MediumGlass beads, plastic, metal, thread
Dimensions16 1/2 × 14 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (41.9101 × 36.1951 × 8.89 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of New Mexico Foundation Purchase. A.2017.57.1
Object numberA.2017.57.1
DescriptionMulti-colored beaded strands of coiled necklaces. On one side is an ornamentation made with beads, three vertical white circles, and metal tassels with circular ends.
Umoja Uaso Women's Organization
20th century
1920s
1930-1939
ca. 1920
