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Object Number
98-3-50/51280
Display Title
Comb of bound reeds
Descriptions
Object Description
Ornamental comb fabricated from plant fiber. The comb has 14 teeth carved from flat, sturdy plant fiber, possibly reed or the central vein of palm leaf. The handle is comprised of thinner split fiber elements interwoven around the teeth in a decorative diamond pattern. The loop handle at the top incorporates the 4 outermost teeth, wrapped with the thinner fiber elements. Whereas the main structure of the comb, teeth and woven design, is of more sturdy/woody materials, the decorative weave is terminated with a more flexible wrapping that appears to be leaf fiber.
Inventory Description
Comb, carved wood sticks bound with vegetable fiber cord woven into patterns
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River; Democratic Republic of Congo, western
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 cm (7 5/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98-3-50/51280
Provenance
Donor
Dr. W. E. Faulkner
(1898)
Donor
Dr. H. K. Faulkner
(1898)
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