Man's corset, about 1970, 44 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. ( x cm) (flattened), Beads, cotton, iron, cowrie shell, Sudan, 20th century, Dinka men used to dress lightly—until recently, they simply covered their torsos in tight, beaded corsets, highlighting their lithe figures. But these garments did more than that: the colors of the beads signal social and marital status as well as the wearer’s age. Red and black means a young man between 15 and 25 years old

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