Gallery

A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.

two Alu Hairpins Burkina Faso

Posted by Eva Baby on January 3, 2015 at 10:16am
the spiral type is probably Mossi or Fulanithe star-type is Gurunsimade of Aluminium, Burkina Faso (the star one is mixed material, it is stronger and darker).. the spiral one is equally decorated on ist back,the star one is plain on the backside.
Read more…
Previous
Next
E-mail me when people leave their comments –
Follow

Comments

  • Peter Hoesli January 3, 2015 at 1:28pm
    Very nice hairpins Eva! With kind regards. Peter
  • Lynn Ardent January 3, 2015 at 2:42pm

    Very beautiful.  You have a wonderful hair pin collection.  Do you wear them? 

  • Eva Baby January 3, 2015 at 4:12pm

    @thank you for your comments. I am trying to Limit my hairpins on Ethiopia, but have also other African countries (e.g Tuareg, etc.).These here are quite big.  I did wear a few times some Ethiopian hairpins  (the wonderful Tigray ones), but I was too scared to lose them, so I stopped again. 

  • Lynn Ardent January 3, 2015 at 5:43pm

    They are quite gorgeous.  Eva if you wanted to wear them, you might tie an attractive string like embroidery floss from the hair pin to one or more bobby pin and secure it that way. 

  • Eva Baby January 3, 2015 at 5:57pm

    Hi Lynn, thank you for your  Proposition, I might try it out............!

This reply was deleted.

You need to be a member of Adorned Histories to add comments!

Join Adorned Histories

Request your copy of our newsletter.

If you would like to receive our newsletter

Click here