Discovery Collection: The Queen #83

Discovery Collection

Piece #83 of 100

Portrait of Nyangatom woman. The Nyangatom are semi-nomadic agro-pastoralist inhabiting the dry, semi-desert lands of southwestern Ethiopia. Famous for their ability to make necklacess, the women wear a lot of different beads on their necks, which they never ever take off. As a young girl, they get their first strand of beads as a gift from their father and for all the years of the life they add more and more. Some woman may wear up to 6kg (13lbs) of beads.