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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Figural Hairpin
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Figural Hairpin

Maker Lobi Artist
Datec. 1950
Made/manufacturedBurkina Faso
Made/manufacturedGhana
MediumIron
Dimensions6 × 6 × 1/2 in. (15.2 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum puchase with funds from Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
Object number2015.51.8
Collections
Descriptiona thin metal spike with twisted portion on upper half, terminates in a figure, probably a female torso with arms at sides
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