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Comb

Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified Asante artist
Medium Wood
Geography
Ghana
Date first half 20th century
Dimensions 19 x 7 x 1 cm
Object number 971.175.245
Collection
Description

Carved wooden comb with seven teeth and handle in the form of a human figure with long neck, framed by a circular shape, incised cross on front and geometric motifs on the front and back. The iconography of this comb displays obvious Christian motifs. Combs such as these were used for grooming and as personal objects of status.


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