Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF878
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF878 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bateke |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Wooden comb. On one end there are thirteen pointed teeth (last one broken); incised geometric design on both the front and back of comb. Other end of comb tapers to a point, smooth surface. Similiar to AF879, AF880, AF1374, AF1375 |
| Length | 17.3 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 436 - Other Number |
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