Pair of Women's Ear Ornaments (Enchoni Enkiook)

Provenance

African Tribal Art Gallery De Ruijter–Van Santen, Netherlands; sold to Michael R. Mack, Atlanta, 2014; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2024.

Pair of Women's Ear Ornaments (Enchoni Enkiook)

Maasai

20th century

Accession Number

271831

Medium

Animal hide, glass beads, buttons, and metal wire

Dimensions

A: 15.3 × 8.9 × 1.6 cm (6 × 3 1/2 × 5/8 in.); B: 15.3 × 7 × 1.3 cm (6 × 2 3/4 × 1/2 in.)

Classification

ear ornament

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Michael R. Mack Collection