Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF1373
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1373 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bashilele |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Four pronged wooden comb. Teeth are 14cm in length and the ends are pointed. Two center teeth are touching. Handle is rounded at top with straight sides. Incised geometric design on both front and back of handle. |
| Length | 19.4 cm |
| Width | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 418 - Other Number |
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