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Hip ornament
Verre
20th century, 1950–2000
Object Place: Nigeria or Cameroon
Medium/Technique
Copper alloy, cord
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 16 x 15 cm (19 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Geneviève McMillan in memory of Reba Stewart
Accession Number2009.2732
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Africa and Oceania
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
This woman's hip ornament comes from the Verre peoples, who live on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon. Beyond beauty it expressed its wearer's prosperity and cultural identity.
Provenance1965, sold by Pierre Verité, Galerie Carrefour, Paris, to Geneviève McMillan (b. 1922 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; 2008, to the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation, Cambridge; 2009, gift of the Geneviève McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)