Four ornamental pins
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Provenance
Belgian Colonial CollectionSize
L: 24 cm - 28 cm
L: 9.4 inch - 11.0 inch
Description
ivory, base
This elegant ivory pins, worn in hats by men and in the hair by women, were prized possessions of high-ranking people and even played a part in their flirtations.
Czekanowski commented in 1924: “getting a hair pin as a gift from a woman equals an invitation to intimacy”.
Comparing literature
Schildkrout, Enid & Curtis Keim, African Reflections, Seattle, London, New York 1990, p. 131, ill. 7.14Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.