Hair Pin
AF857
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF857 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bayaka |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Date Made | Late 19th–Early 20th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ivory (uncertain) | Bone (uncertain) |
| Technique | Incised |
| Description | Hair pin. Incised with geometric design on one third of piece towards the top end. Rest is smooth. Pointed tip. |
| Length | 13.7 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 401 - Other Number |
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