Hair Ornament

Artist:MangbetuZande

Medium: Ivory, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Ubangi or Uele region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dates:late 19th or early 20th century

Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 3/8 in. (21.4 x 1 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of Africa

Exhibitions:

• African Innovations
• Double Take: African Innovations

Accession Number: 22.697

Image: 22.697_PS6.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
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

Brooklyn Museum