GROUP OF OCEANIC HAIRPINS

拍品描述

Ca. 19th - early 20th century AD. A group of three elongated hairpins, of which two are in copper, from the Mangbetu people, each with a long tapering shaft and a central flared disc, used as ornaments in elaborate coiffures. The third example, cast in bronze, follows a similar form.Size: 350-510mm x 25-45mm; Weight: 220gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; (left) Ex. Jacaranda Tribal Art, 23 November 2009.

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