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Object Number
04-45-50/64180.1
Display Title
Bone hair ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Flat bone hair ornament carved with a wide pointed end tapering to a rounded tip at the opposite end. The concave side has a geometric decoration of small dots. The recessed circles are filled with matte black and white pigment. Peabody Number is painted on object with black paint.
Inventory Description
Pin, carved ivory, curved, flattened, pointed and noded end with punctate design
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials
Ivory, Pigment, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 2 x 0.3 cm (6 1/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64180.1
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