Hair pins

Baule · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: PFG-19

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Material
Bronze

Six pins that Baulé women use to pick up and decorate their hair, mainly at important ceremonies and parties. Three pins are shaped as a tree…

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Six pins that Baulé women use to pick up and decorate their hair, mainly at important ceremonies and parties. Three pins are shaped as a tree and the other three are circular. Old patina.

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Attributed period
First of the century XX or earlier.

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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