Hair Ornament

• Artist: Mangbetu (Culture)
• Medium: Ivory
• Geographical Location: Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
• Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 1/2 in. (47 x 1.3 cm)
• Collection: Arts of Africa
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, SPECIAL EXHIBITION, 1-Rotating 1W31
• Exhibitions:
  • African Innovations (August 12, 2011 through date unknown)
• Accession Number: 22.692
• Image: 22.692_PS6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2010

Catalogue Description:
Slim, slightly curved, needle-shaped, ivory hair ornament. At wider end, shallow loss at edge, small crack down side, and tiny surface nicks in ivory. At other end, very tip missing. Condition: Fair