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Hairpin

Culture: Mangbetu
Medium: Ivory
Place Made: Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dates: 19th century
Dimensions: 7 in. (17.8cm) Other: 7 in. (17.8cm)
Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Museum Location: This item is on view in African Galleries, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 31.2036.1
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1931, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Group, 22.747_22.705_31.2036.1_or_31.2036.2_22.749_22.707_22.692_22.691_22.912_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Hairpin in one piece with a traditional shaft: one end comes to a point; the other is a flattened ball which is decorated with incised crosshatching. Condition: Good, worn.

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