Hair Pin
Mossi · Burkina Faso
Reference: CYA-14
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- Material
- Bronze
These pins are intended to hold the bows of the artistic hairstyles of ceremony and festive women. It is finished with a turtle, primordial animal, mediator…
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Full original description
These pins are intended to hold the bows of the artistic hairstyles of ceremony and festive women. It is finished with a turtle, primordial animal, mediator between the sky, the earth and the waters. Symbol of longevity. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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