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Awl or Hair Ornament

Unknownlate 19th or early 20th century

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Ivory awl or hair ornament. Hair pin, ivory, copper end incised with two lizard-like motifs, cross-hatching and rings, rim slightly bent.

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Details

Title: Awl or Hair Ornament
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: late 19th or early 20th century
Location Created: Ubangi or Uelele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Type: Accessory
Rights: Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/71209/Awl_or_Hair_Ornament
Medium: Ivory, copper
Dimensions: 9 1/16in. (23cm)
Culture: Mangbetu
Collection: Arts of Africa
Accession number: 56.6.53

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