Hair Pin
Dogon · Mali
Reference: JYS-3
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- Height
- 16 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Pin intended to hold the hair of women, used in important ceremonies. It indicates the rank of its owner. It represents the bust of a woman…
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Full original description
Pin intended to hold the hair of women, used in important ceremonies. It indicates the rank of its owner. It represents the bust of a woman on an altar stool. Greenish patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 2 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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