Fine Tribally Used Nyangatom Necklace – Ostrich Beads – South Sudan

Ostrich beads diameter approx. cm. 1,2 (0.47″). Approx. cm. 64,0 in length (25.2″); grams 154,3 (5.44 oz.). Excellent good conditions.

The Nyangatom are Nilotic agro-pastoralists inhabiting the border of southwestern Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan and in the Ilemi Triangle with populations residing in both countries.

The Nyangatom are members of the Ateker or Karamojong cluster that also contains the Turkana, Toposa, Karamojong, and Jie who speak closely related languages. They number approximately 30,000. Many Nyangatom are nomadic, residing in mobile livestock villages that may migrate several times a year. A substantial number of Nyangatom also reside in semi-permanent villages. It is common for individuals to move between mobile cattle camps and semi-permanent villages..

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