Hair Pin
AF853
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF853 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bayaka |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Date Made | Late 19th–Early 20th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Elephant Ivory (uncertain) |
| Technique | Incised |
| Description | Hair pin. Ornamented carving on one third of object at top end-incised rings and carved diamonds. Rest of object has a smooth surface with a pointed base. |
| Length | 12.5 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 6607-14, 394 - Other Number |
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