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Hairpin ornament
Object Number 04-45-50/64181
Display Title Hairpin ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Hair ornament - Thin, flat plant fiber elements are interwoven over slender split cane crosspieces in two diamond patterns. The larger diamond at the bottom has two additional fiber elements woven in: a darker plant fiber and red wool thread.
Inventory Description Ornament, multicolored, woven fibers attached to wooden stick, broken.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm (4 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 04-45-50/64181
Provenance
Collector Rev. Henry A. Neipp (1898-1902 - 1904)

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