Hair Pick

Somali

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Caption

Somali. Hair Pick, collected in 1958. Horn, wire, porcupine quills, 9 1/2 x 1/2 in. (24.1 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 2002.31.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.31.9_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Somali

Title

Hair Pick

Date

collected in 1958

Geography

Place made: Somalia

Medium

Horn, wire, porcupine quills

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

9 1/2 x 1/2 in. (24.1 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Blake Robinson

Accession Number

2002.31.9

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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