Comb

Museum number:
5-1834
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050001834
Alternate number:
E8 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
wooden comb (mvas) ; 8 ½" long, 2 1/8" w (21.59 cm, 4.1 cm)
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang...District Oyem
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1973-1974 #21: City of San Jose (October 11, 1973–December 4, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-1834, described as wooden comb (mvas) ; 8 ½" long, 2 1/8" w (21.59 cm, 4.1 cm)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-1834, described as wooden comb (mvas) ; 8 ½" long, 2 1/8" w (21.59 cm, 4.1 cm)

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