Necklace

CultureMassai

Datemid-20th century

MediumBeads and wire

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 inches (26.67 cm)

Credit LineGift of Reverend Linda Livingstone

Object number2007.41.5

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

DescriptionNecklace in the form of a flat beaded collar with a simple back opening finished on each edge with three bead strands in light blue, red, and green. Concentric bands of multiple strands of colored beads in red, light blue, white, and green---the Maasai complementary oppositional colors---with each band separated by a contrasting strand of white, red, or light blue beads. The concentric strands are joined together with wire at six points, with the center front of the necklace joined by a row of large, flat beads in light blue, yellow, red, white, green, deep blue, and orange. Two bead strands, of blue and white, form the necklace's outer edge.Provenance

Provenance

Acquired in Kenya by Linda M. Livingstone’s father, 1950s [1];

By descent to Linda M. Livingstone (1944-2012), Tuolumne, CA, by 2007;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2007.

NOTES:

[1] According to documentation provided by Linda M. Livingstone at the time of the object’s gift, NAMA curatorial files.

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