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Colors Of Kenya - Woman By Daniel Smith

Colors Of Kenya by Daniel Smith

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. White beads were made from clay, shells, ivory, or bone. Black and blue beads were made from iron, charcoal, seeds, clay, or horn. Red beads came from seeds, woods, gourds, bone, ivory, copper, or brass. When late in the nineteenth century, great quantities of brightly colored European glass beads arrived in East Africa, bead workers replaced the older beads with the new materials and began to use more elaborate color schemes. Currently, dense, opaque glass beads with no surface decoration and a naturally smooth finish are preferred.

Colors Of Kenya - Woman by Daniel Smith is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 50 giclee canvas's with a 28 x 14 vertical image size priced at $395 unframed.

Order yours today. All artwork is professionally boxed and insured and guaranteed to arrive in mint condition. Wildlife artist Dan Smith painted a African Masai woman dressed in beads in canvas artwork for sale. All artwork has been hand signed by the artist. High quality Trophy Room artwork for sale.

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