Hair Ornament

Unknownlate 19th or early 20th century

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Slim, pen-shaped, ivory hair ornament, incised with 17 crosshatched bands that are filled with pigment. End that resembles a pen point has a lengthwise narrow opening through its center. Condition: Good

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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/2919/Hair_Ornament
Medium: Ivory, pigment
Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 3/8 in. (21.4 x 1 cm)
Culture: Mangbetu
Collection: Arts of Africa
Accession number: 22.697

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Africa Bone Democratic Republic of the Congo Fashion accessory Ivory Pigment