Comb

Museum number:
5-13244
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
209 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3275
Description:
comb surmounted by human head on long neck; incised geom. designs above teeth; patinated dark brown wood; h. 22.7 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Melvin S. Silverman
Collection place:
Akan region, Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ghana, Akan region, Fanti attr. (fide WRB 1977)
Culture or time period:
Fanti
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
December 1976
Context of use:
comb
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 22.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Comb, accession number 5-13244, described as comb surmounted by human head on long neck; incised geom. designs above teeth; patinated dark brown wood; h. 22.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Comb, accession number 5-13244, described as comb surmounted by human head on long neck; incised geom. designs above teeth; patinated dark brown wood; h. 22.7 cm.

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