Hair pin of steel with 4 tubular prongs for insertion of feathers

Made:
1880-1920
Hair pin of steel with 4 tubular prongs for insertion of

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Hair pin of steel with 4 tubular prongs for insertion of feathers, possibly Nigerian, vernacular name, "Ina elo", Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A120154
Materials:
steel
type:
hairpin