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very old hairpin Ethiopia -

Posted by Eva Baby on September 14, 2013 at 9:53am
Question for Ingrid (or anyone who can help): I have shown this pin before, and I wonder if you can help me about this. It is the most dirty (and probably oldest) piece I ever got. It was sold to me as hairpin, and it resembles in some way my other hairpins from Tigray. the pin and the dangles seem to be of very good silver, while the "hood" is some other material, at first it looked like rusty iron, after several attempts to clean it, it looks now like old silveralloy that had been covered with another material (reddish-golden). Is it a hairpin or possibly some other item (from the church?). And is there a tip of how I get it nicer?
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  • Eva Baby September 14, 2013 at 10:04am

    https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/extremely-oldhairpin-ethiopia-im...

  • Eva Baby September 15, 2013 at 2:14pm

                   

    @Ingrid-2505997927?profile=original Meanwhile I have followed your advice and brushed it in very hot detergent with adding Lemon. To my surpise the grey and red of above has turned into - yellowish-gold. I start to ask myself whether the hood part of the pin has been gilded originally? And if so - what to do next? I add a pic of the Treatment after the hot detergent with Lemon (and brushed with an old toothbrush):

  • Eva Baby September 12, 2014 at 11:00am

    today I have seen an almost identical hairpin on Ebay, being sold as Tigray hairpin. It is equally dirty and Looks rusty, the same way mine looked when I acquired it. It is not the same seller as the one I have it from. To me it is interesting to see the Information.. (Tigray haipin).

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