Ivory hair pin

Title:

Ivory hair pin

Description:

Ivory hairpin, curved with a pointed tip on one end and the other a carved head of a woman; hair is that of a Mangbetu woman, decoration on torso.

Collection Title:

Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Mangbetu (African people), Ivory--Africa, Africa, Central, Hair ornaments--Africa, and Hairpins--Africa

Geographic Subject:

Africa, Africa, Sub-Saharan, and Congo (Democratic Republic)

Shelving Locator:

1989.001.051

Date Digital:

2009-08

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

30549