Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

AF878

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF878
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bateke
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Wood
Technique Carved
Description

Wooden comb. On one end there are thirteen pointed teeth (last one broken); incised geometric design on both the front and back of comb. Other end of comb tapers to a point, smooth surface.

Similiar to AF879, AF880, AF1374, AF1375

Length 17.3 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 436 - Other Number

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