Wooden comb

Museum number:
5-11849
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011849
Description:
Wooden comb, Liberia, Loma Co., Zorzor District, Kpelle/Sucomo town. April, 1973. 5-11849, acc no. 2928, file code 1.6. Collector: Mrs. June Carroll. Donor: Mrs. June Carroll. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: Weaving tool Description: Weaving comb, wood; 4 teeth; l. 23.7 cm.
Collection place:
Sucomo Town, Liberia
Verbatim coll. place:
Liberia; Lomo Co.; Zorzor district; Sucomo town; Kpelle
Culture or time period:
Kpelle
Collector:
June Carroll
Collection date:
April, 1973
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden comb, accession number 5-11849, described as Wooden comb, Liberia, Loma Co., Zorzor District, Kpelle/Sucomo town. April, 1973. 5-11849, acc no. 2928, file code 1.6. Collector: Mrs. June Carroll. Donor: Mrs. June Carroll. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: Weaving tool Description: Weaving comb, wood; 4 teeth; l. 23.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden comb, accession number 5-11849, described as Wooden comb, Liberia, Loma Co., Zorzor District, Kpelle/Sucomo town. April, 1973. 5-11849, acc no. 2928, file code 1.6. Collector: Mrs. June Carroll. Donor: Mrs. June Carroll. Materials, techniques: Carved wood Context of use: Weaving tool Description: Weaving comb, wood; 4 teeth; l. 23.7 cm.

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