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Ivory (?) hairpin
Object Number 61-57-50/10504
Display Title Ivory (?) hairpin
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory hairpin - fine brown patine decorated with characteristic circle and dot motif (height 4 1/2"). Ivory (?) hairpin with a thick slightly concave, squared head and two thick tines. There is a design of recessed concentric circles on the convex side of the head. The interstices of the circles are filled with what appears to be brown pigment. The pin is reddish brown in color with a slight sheen. Peabody Number is painted on object with black paint.
Inventory Description Ornament, carved ivory, 2 prongs, rounded body, circle and dot incised, brown
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Warega
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Republic of Congo, Belgian Congo
Materials Hippopotamus ivory, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 3.6 x 1.5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-57-50/10504; 212

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