Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF944
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF944 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bakete |
Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood |
Technique | Incised |
Description | Five pronged wooden comb: Ends of teeth taper to a point; Handle is rounded at top with straight sides. Incised geometric pattern on both front and back. Similiar to AF869. |
Length | 20 cm |
Width | 3.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 420 - Other Number |
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