Necklace

CultureMassai

Datemid-20th century

MediumBeads and wire

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 × 7 inches (24.77 × 17.78 cm)

Credit LineGift of Reverend Linda Livingstone

Object number2007.41.10

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

DescriptionNecklace composed of multiple strands of colored beads designed to create alternating bands of white, red, blue, and green separated by a contrasting row of white, red, and blue beads. Thee strands are joined by beaded bands at the front and centerpoint of the necklace sides, each embellished with two large beads in contrasting colors of blue, red, white, and yellow.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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