Comb

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Comb
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CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Comb
Date1900–1970
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Dimensions6 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 5/8 inches (15.9 × 6.4 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.779
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

"African Gold From The Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, December 3, 2001 - March 3, 2002;
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 13 March 2004 - 19 September 2004
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Art, Spring, Texas, 26 July - 2 November 2008
Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, Texas, 17 September 2011 - 7 January 2012

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1900–1970
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1900–1915
Wood and gold leaf
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front of object
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18th–19th century
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1900–1970
Wood, gold leaf
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1935–1945
Iron, gold leaf and wood
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c. 600–900
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