Comb

Museum number:
5-16427
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050016427
Alternate number:
B-1243 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Ashanti comb. Purchased, 1969, $25. Purchased from Richard Kankam
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
S. Africa, Ghana, Ashanti
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
PAHMA Storage Loc: V 3-Bascom-7
Loans:
S1973-1974 #21: City of San Jose (October 11, 1973–December 4, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Comb, accession number 5-16427, described as Ashanti comb. Purchased, 1969, $25. Purchased from Richard KankamHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Comb, accession number 5-16427, described as Ashanti comb. Purchased, 1969, $25. Purchased from Richard Kankam

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