Confetti-lucite hair clip, dark ground (bobby-pin style)

Name/Title

Confetti-lucite hair clip, dark ground (bobby-pin style)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.117

Description

A hair clip of the sprung bobby-pin/grip type, the front face an elongated, gently undulating (wave-shaped) bar of clear plastic embedded with confetti flecks over a dark ground — small chips of red, white/cream, and gold/metallic suspended in transparent resin in the "confetti lucite" manner, reading dark overall. The decorative bar is mounted on a thin sprung metal pin/wire that grips the hair, its plain end protruding at one side. Intact and glossy.

Use

Used by María R. Cabrera Arús and María A. Cabrera Arús

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Time Period

1980s

Notes

Date undetermined. Confetti-lucite accessories were popular from the mid-20th century onward; nothing fixes a precise date.

Materials

Material Notes

Materials Clear plastic/resin (lucite-type) with embedded multicolored confetti flecks over a dark ground; sprung metal pin/wire. Technique Cast/molded transparent resin with suspended colored confetti inclusions, shaped into a wavy bar; mounted on a sprung-metal grip wire.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

María A. Cabrera Arús

Notes

owner

Person or Organization

María R. Cabrera Arús

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

use

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

December 19, 2025

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026