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Hairpin

Cultures: Mangbetu; or Zande
Medium: Ivory
Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dates: late 19th or early 20th century
Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 3/8 in. (18 x 1 cm)
Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Museum Location: This item is on view in African Galleries, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 22.1605
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: One end of the hairpin has a flat open ring; the other comes to a point. Through the central area of the shaft are two lengthwise openings. From under the ring of the hairpin to a short distance below the lengthwise openings in the shaft, are nine incised crosshatched bands filled with pigment for decoration. Condition: Good; end of ring has chips.

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