Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF943
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF943 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bakete |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Long wooden comb; twelve pointed teeth are carved out; above the teeth is incised a geometric design on both the front and back; body is smooth; pointed base. |
| Length | 17.7 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 435 - Other Number |
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