Comb

CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Comb
Date1900–1970
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, cloth, thread, beads, paint
Dimensions26 1/2 × 5 5/8 × 3 inches (67.3 × 14.3 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.784
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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