Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
Object Number: | 29-94-4 |
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Current Location: | Collections Storage |
Culture: | Bayaka |
Provenience: | Kasai District |
Section: | African |
Materials: | Wood |
Height: | 20.5 cm |
Width: | 3.8 cm |
Depth: | 3.8 cm |
Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
Other Number: | 78 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Wood. Surmounted by human head with prominent ears and retrousse nose.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
[Article] Hall, Henry U. 1923. "Notes on Some Congo and West African Woodcarvings". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 14. no. 2. pg. 101-134 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p.116, fig. 24 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
[Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 54, fig. 2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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