Hairpin

Artist:Mangbetu

Medium: Ivory

Geograhical Locations:

• Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dates:19th century

Dimensions: 7 in. (17.8cm) Other: 7 in. (17.8cm)

Collections:

• Arts of Africa

Exhibitions:

• African Innovations
• Double Take: African Innovations

Accession Number: 31.2036.1

Image: 22.747_22.705_31.2036.1_or_31.2036.2_22.749_22.707_22.692_22.691_22.912_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Hairpin in one piece with a traditional shaft: one end comes to a point; the other is a flattened ball which is decorated with incised crosshatching. Condition: Good, worn.

Brooklyn Museum