Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF868
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF868 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bateke |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Metal | Fiber |
Technique | Incised |
Description | Four pronged wooden comb. Rounded handle and is incised with a geometric design on both the front and back. There is a piece of fiber, and wire? wrapped around handle. |
Length | 17.2 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 421 - Other Number |
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