Four hairpins
Tanzania, Zaramo
sold
EUR 450
Size
L: 21 cm - 24,5 cm
L: 8.3 inch - 9.6 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
Zaramo or Kwere husbands gave their wife a hairpin either when the first daughter was born or when they moved into their own house. Afterwards the hairpins were worn as ornaments on festive occasions.