Four ornamental pins ·  D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3045768

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”.

The object Four ornamental pins with the object ID 3045768 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 223.

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Comparing literature

Schildkrout, Enid & Curtis Keim, African Reflections, Seattle, London, New York 1990, p. 131, ill. 7.14

Notices

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.