Man's corset

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Man's corset

Dinka artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-309de7f39e4c

Date
about 1970
Medium
Beads, cotton, iron, cowrie shell
Culture
Dinka
Department
Global Contemporary Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
108739

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Dinka men used to dress lightly—until recently, they simply covered their torsos in tight, beaded corsets, highlighting their lithe figures. But these garments did more than that: the colors of the beads signal social and marital status as well as the wearer’s age. Red and black means a young man between 15 and 25 years old. Sudan, Africa

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The Mary Ruth Weisel Endowment for Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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