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Hairpin

Culture: Mangbetu
Medium: Ivory, pigment
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm)
Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 22.749
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Group, 22.749_22.1605_22.697_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Hairpin with an end that is an open ring. A long section of the shaft below the ring is open lengthwise. The shaft, from under the open ring to a short distance below the lengthwise opening, is decorated with 24 evenly spaced, engraved crosshatched bands. The object shows surface wear. Condition: Good

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