Comb

Comb

Public Domain

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Comb
Date1900–1970
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions5 × 2 × 1 1/2 inches (12.7 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.778
Non exposé

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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