Hair Pin
Dogon · Mali
Reference: CYA-8
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- Height
- 6 cm
- Material
- Brass
Pin intended to hold the hairstyles of women, consisting of three circles in the form of a tree with spiral drawings. These rings have also been…
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Full original description
Pin intended to hold the hairstyles of women, consisting of three circles in the form of a tree with spiral drawings. These rings have also been used as coins and weights to weigh gold dust. Old patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 3 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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