Hair Ornament

Unknownlate 19th or early 20th century

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Slim, slightly curved, needle-shaped, ivory hair ornament. At wider end, shallow loss at edge, small crack down side, and tiny surface nicks in ivory. At other end, very tip missing.Condition: Fair

Details

Title: Hair Ornament
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: late 19th or early 20th century
Location Created: Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Type: Accessories
Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2918/Hair_Ornament
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 1/2 in. (47 x 1.3 cm)
Culture: Mangbetu
Collection: Arts of Africa
Accession number: 22.692

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Africa Bone Democratic Republic of the Congo Fashion accessory Hair Ivory