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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
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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