Unknown African
Comb

Comb

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Comb
Date1900–1970
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions19 2/8 × 7 5/8 × 2 7/8 inches (48.9 × 19.4 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.785
Not on view

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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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