NOT VERIFIED, mounted: H x W x D: 112.5 x 32.5 x 37.5 cm (45 x 13 x 15 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
South Sudan
Date:
ca. 1970
Description:
Beaded bodice or corset made of multiple loose strands of small glass beads affixed to fiber cord and attached to an iron framework that is wrapped with hide. The corset hugs the body just below the chest and rises up at the back along the spine where it flares out to a point at roughly neck level. The overall color scheme is composed of strands of alternating dark red and black beads, with bold strands of colorful light and dark blue, bright red, white, and lime green beads ornamenting the upper area of the corset, while the lower area is edged in strands of light and dark blue and white beads. Traces of rabbit fur are attached to the front stays of the corset, with fiber cord threaded through iron eyelets to lace the bodice closed.
Provenance:
Ally Kackovyi, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam
Amyas Naegele, New York, possibly 1970s or early 1980s-2009
Steven Morris, 2009-2017
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