Vintage Ashanti / Asante Hair Pin made from brass using the lost wax technique from Ghana.
The size of the hair pin is 4 1/2" ( 115 mm ) in length and is in very good condition with some wear due to age and usage.
ASHANTI TRIBE INFORMATION LOCATION: Southern Ghana.
TYPES OF ART: Ashanti stools and dolls (fertility and ashanti doll) but also known for their other royal arts, which include staff and umbrella finials, lost wax cast gold jewelry, and brass gold weights.
Kente cloth is a high-prestige textile that was originally woven from imported silk and now is woven of rayon and other synthetics.
