Comb

Museum number:
5-15499
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-1191 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4529
Description:
Comb; wood; handcarved; abstract shape/design. representing Landuma headpiece (#4 in African Arts, see below).
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Guinea, Landuma; Purchased from Harry Franklin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Culture or time period:
Landuma
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 29.8 centimeters
Comment:
Purchased , 1966, $150 + $6 tax. L = 30.2 cm.
Loans:
S1996-1997 #4: National Museum of African Art (September 23, 1996–June 11, 1997)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-15499, described as Comb; wood; handcarved; abstract shape/design. representing Landuma headpiece (#4 in African Arts, see below).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-15499, described as Comb; wood; handcarved; abstract shape/design. representing Landuma headpiece (#4 in African Arts, see below).

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