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Wooden comb
Object Number 30-2-50/B4935
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Object Description Ipele - woman's comb. Large comb carved from a single piece of dark, dense hardwood, comprising nine teeth extending from the handle. The handle has a rectangular base with concave sides terminating in carved scroll-work at the top. Incised decoration is made up of feather-like hatching, pyrimidal motif and curvilinear lines. The PM# is in white ink on the top of one side - also written on the side of the handle, now faded.
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, incised, scrolled handle, long teeth
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 30.1 x 10.2 x 1.4 cm (11 7/8 x 4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4935
Provenance
Collector George Schwab (1930 - 1930)

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