two old Tigray Hairpins, Ethiopia 2

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two old Tigray Hairpins, Ethiopia 2

Posted by Eva Baby on May 12, 2014 at 11:33am

very old, they arrived very dirty and must have been lying around very Long. the round item has a box-base made of brass-nickel, the top part was once guilded, unknown material. the thin one has a brass needle and a top made of White metal with low silver parts. Length ca 8,5 and 9,5 cm

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Eva Baby May 12, 2014 at 12:48pm

and this is how it Looks after I cleaned it several times!
ingrid Langerak May 12, 2014 at 3:22pm

polish it up with a silver polishing cloth to warm it up. They are two unusual hairpins. New for me as hairpins. Of course we know the round one as pendants, and the long one they are around as earspoons, but without the little chains attached. Good for your collection Eva, You do have now several unsual shapes already. Gr. Ingrid.
Betty May 12, 2014 at 4:02pm

Glad you got those Eva to add your growing collection! Very lovely!

I agree with Ingrid that they are rather unusual. I particularly like the one with the box.I wonder what the small longish piece of decoration is for (near the central granules). Could it have been a loop to attach dangles?
Eva Baby May 12, 2014 at 6:05pm

Thank you both, Ingrid and Betty. I have aleady a similar one like the one with the box - see here - . I wondered too about that Little part in the middle, I assume it was to attach dangles, but it is only a guess. This Picture Shows the two similar ones (one of them is the one I just got).

I will try to Polish it a bit more like Ingrid said, thanks. According to the seller they are both from Tigray.

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two old Tigray Hairpins, Ethiopia 2

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