Hair pin · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3038142
sold
EUR 450
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
ivory, polished, crowned by a human head in tribe-typical form, base;
Mangbetu men wore hairpins at their hats, the women in their hair. They were objects of prestige because it was difficult to produce them.
The object Hair pin with the object ID 3038142 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 458 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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