Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

20044

Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries

From: Zanzibar

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 20044
Current Location Africa Galleries - On Display
Culture Swahili Cluster
Provenience Zanzibar
Date Made Late 19th/ early 20th century
Section African
Materials Ebony
Technique Carved
Description

Wooden. Double comb. Long teeth at one end, short at the other. Center section carved with three bands of concentric circles and blocks of parallel lines. Similar to AF 359

Height 1 cm
Length 26 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Purchased from F. Kulka, 1897

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