Two hairpins ·  D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3040758

Description

ivory, both of them decorated with engraved circle-ornament with dot in the centre, accentuated by black pigment, min. dam., slight traces of usage;
hair pins were objects of prestige, for such thin staffs were difficult to carve. They were worn in hats by men, and by women in their hair.

The object Two hairpins with the object ID 3040758 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 363.

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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.