Item Tag: Beaded, Collar

This beaded collar from Kenya is the real deal. Married women wear these to dance. The intricate beading signifies their wealth, the women wear these flexible beaded collars adorned with extra decorations such as the metal discs seen on this one in order to add movement…as they dance and jump the collars flex and bend and the extra adornments move to add more interest and meaning to the dancer’s movement. These collars AKA necklaces are hand beaded and sold by the Kenyan people themselves. They often give a dancing demonstration to tourists before offering their wares for sale.