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Object Number
21-28-50/B2868.2
Display Title
Short rounded bone hair pin with black geometric design
Descriptions
Object Description
Short, rounded bone hair pin with tapering ends. The slightly wider end has an incised black, striped geometric design. Peabody Number is painted on object with black and orange paint.
Inventory Description
Hair pin, carved bone, spiral linear design, pointed ends
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Babudu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Ivory, Pigment, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (4 15/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
21-28-50/B2868.2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-28-50/B2868 | Short bone hair pin with black geometric design |
Pin
|
Cameroon
| |
| 21-28-50/B2868.1 | Short bone hair pin with black geometric design |
Pin
|
Cameroon
| |
| 32-61-50/B5245 | Bone hair pin |
Pin
|
Madagascar
| |
| 16-43-50/B1478 | Ivory hair pin |
Pin
|
Sudan
| |
| 30-36-50/B4832 | Bone hair pin or ornament |
Pin
|
Liberia
| |
| 31-22-50/B5014 | Ivory hair pin |
Pin
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 04-45-50/64180.1 | Bone hair ornament |
Pin
|
Angola
| |
| 30-65-50/H1177 | Ivory hair pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1721 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1749 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1736 | Long ivory pin |
Pin
|
Congo
| |
| 05-31-50/64981.4 | Bone hair pin with thread or hair and bead embellishments |
Hair ornament
|
KwaZulu-Natal
Zululand |