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Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg)
Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg)
Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg)

Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.749_view1_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.749_view1_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.749_view2_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.749_view2_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.691_22.692_22.705_22.707_22.747_22.749_22.912_31.2034_31.2036.2_print_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.691_22.692_22.705_22.707_22.747_22.749_22.912_31.2034_31.2036.2_print_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1605_22.697_22.749_print_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.22.1605_22.697_22.749_print_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 22.749_22.1605_22.697_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 22.749_22.1605_22.697_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 22.747_22.705_31.2036.1_or_31.2036.2_22.749_22.707_22.692_22.691_22.912_bw.jpg)

Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 22.747_22.705_31.2036.1_or_31.2036.2_22.749_22.707_22.692_22.691_22.912_bw.jpg)

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Hairpin

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Mangbetu
MEDIUM Ivory, pigment
  • Place Made: Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • DATES late 19th or early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 22.749
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Hairpin with an end that is an open ring. A long section of the shaft below the ring is open lengthwise. The shaft, from under the open ring to a short distance below the lengthwise opening, is decorated with 24 evenly spaced, engraved crosshatched bands. The object shows surface wear. Condition: Good
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Mangbetu. Hairpin, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg)
    IMAGE profile, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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    Mangbetu. <em>Hairpin</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Ivory, pigment, 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (19.5 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.749. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.749_side_PS5.jpg)

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    African
    Mangbetu
    Hairpin
    Ivory
    Adornment

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    African
    Mangbetu
    Hairpin
    Ivory
    Adornment

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