MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Four Hairpins
Object Name:
Hairpins, Four
Other Name:
Aluminum, Wood
Place of Origin:
Loma (Toma), Liberia / Guinea, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Aluminum, L = 5—1/2"
Aluminum, L = 4"
Wood, L = 5—2/3"
Wood, L = 5—1/4"



Description:
Four hairpins, two aluminum and two wood. Tapered and pointed at bottoms, with cone or circular—shaped tops. Ridges or designs, at the top of the two aluminum hairpins.
Collection:
Marianne Keown Collection
Material:
Aluminum, Wood
Used:
Domestic Use
Technique:
Metalsmithing / Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.3.25
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