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Object Number
17-41-50/B1704
Display Title
Ivory Hairpin
Descriptions
Object Description
Long ivory pin - The pin is carved from a single piece of ivory. It has a small rectangular base from which the pin becomes gradually thinner and curves slightly from the bottom to the tip.
The Peabody number is written on the top of the base.
Inventory Description
Pin, rectangular end, pointed shaft
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mangbetu
- Zande
- Barambo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Democratic Republic of Congo, northeast
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 29.9 x 2.9 x 1.5 cm (11 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17-41-50/B.1704
Provenance
Collector
Henri Pareyn
(1880's-1890's)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
(1917)
Donor
Mrs. George P. Howe
(July 1917)
Donor
Prof. A. C. Coolidge
(July 1917)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(July 1917)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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| |
| 17-41-50/B1728 | Ivory Hairpin |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1736 | Long ivory pin |
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|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1749 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
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|
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| |
| 17-41-50/B1721 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1717 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
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|
Congo
| |
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|
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