Teaching Gallery: African Beadwork

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Teaching Gallery: African Beadwork
White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

African 3-D material dealing with ceremony/ritual and "African art" as defined by African artists, African groups, and westerners.

Works of art

unrecorded Maasai artist
necklace, late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Maasai artist
beaded necklace, late 1800s–1965
unrecorded Bhaca artist
beaded headband, late 1800s–1965
unrecorded Oyo artist
ere ibeji (twin figure), early-mid 1900s
unrecorded Oyo artist
necklace, late 1800s–1981
unrecorded Oyo artist
necklace, late 1800s–1981
unrecorded Ndebele artist
khomitshi (beaded panel), late 1900s–1979
unrecorded Ndebele artist
unrecorded Turkana artist
headrest, late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Maasai artist
lidded container, late 1800s–1939
unrecorded Maasai artist
pair of men's ear ornaments, late 1800s–1968
unrecorded Yoruba artist
ere ibeji (twin figure), late 1800s–1969
unrecorded Karamojong artist
beaded sash, late 1800s–1999
unrecorded Kirdi artist
unrecorded Maasai artist
beaded belt, 1925–1990