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Hair ornament

Date1920's
Location where collectedCongo
Historical location nameKatanga, Zaire
Mediumaluminum
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Smalley
Object number1931.7.9
DescriptionMade of flattened aluminum wire which is purchased from European traders. Edges cut into saw-tooth pattern. One surface ornamented with blackened, incised lines in geometric patterns of diamonds and cross-hatching. Narrowed into square tab at once end. Cut diagonally at the other.

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