Comb
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist
Medium
Wood
Geography
Angola
Date
early 20th century
Dimensions
8.3 x 6 cm
Object number
920.29.62
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Martha Wightman
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Carved comb with ten teeth and handle in the shape of a figure in profile with broad, flattened head, and with incised linear motifs on the front and back of the pubic area and the buttocks. Combs such as these were used for grooming and as personal objects of status.
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