African Massai Sculpture

AFRICAN MASSAI FEMALE SCULPTURE DECOR Massai women and men wear wooden bracelets. The Maasai women regularly weave and bead jewelery. This bead work plays an essential part in the ornamentation of their body. Bead working, done by women, has a long history among the Maasai, who articulate their identity and position in society through body ornaments and body painting. Before contact with Europeans beads were produced mostly from local raw materials. This electroplated bronze decor figurine measures 12 inches tall. Item# MY6554