Wooden comb

Museum number:
5-13243
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B-208
Accession number:
Acc.3275
Description:
Comb surmounted by human head; fine geometric low relief carving on both sides above teeth.
Donor:
Mrs. Melvin S. Silverman
Collection place:
Akan region, Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana, Akan region (possibly Ashanti0
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
December 1976
Context of use:
Comb
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 23.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #33: Presidio Army Museum (February 9, 1978–February 23, 1978)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden comb, accession number 5-13243, described as Comb surmounted by human head; fine geometric low relief carving on both sides above teeth.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden comb, accession number 5-13243, described as Comb surmounted by human head; fine geometric low relief carving on both sides above teeth.

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