Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF879
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF879 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bakete |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Long wooden comb; carved on one end are 12 triangular shaped teeth, beneath on both front and back is an incised geometric design. Body of comb is smooth and the base is pointed. Similiar to AF878, AF880, AF1374, AF1375 |
| Length | 18.4 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 437 - Other Number |
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