Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
AF876
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF876 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lulua |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Thirteen pronged comb (several missing), flaring outwards; horizontally across center of teeth is a braided piece that encircles object (to secure teeth); handle of piece is decorated with woven plant fiber. |
| Length | 11.8 cm |
| Width | 8.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 426 - Other Number | 6609-18 - Other Number |
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