Hair Ornament

Artist:MangbetuZande

Medium: Ivory, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dates:late 19th or early 20th century

Dimensions: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of Africa

Exhibitions:

• African Innovations
• Double Take: African Innovations

Accession Number: 22.705

Image: 22.705_PS6.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
One-piece hair ornament, carved so the top section overlaps the lower section. The widest end is flat and flared and gradually tapers down to the other end which is pointed. The hair ornament is engraved with five bands of fine black crosshatching filled in with black color: three in the top section and two in the bottom. Condition is good; traces of red pigment.

Brooklyn Museum