Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
| Object Number: | 29-93-7 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Owo-Yoruba |
| Provenience: | Nigeria |
| Culture Area: | Owo-Yoruba |
| Date Made: | 19th century |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Ivory |
| Height: | 20 cm |
| Width: | 6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
| Other Number: | 126 - Other Number |
Description
Ivory. Carved openwork figure of a woman with 3-plumed headdress.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Hall, Henry U. 1922. "Great Benin Royal Altar". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 13. no. 2. pg. 105-168 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 132, fig. 52 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 190 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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