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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
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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