Wooden comb

Museum number:
5-13106
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013106
Object count:
1
Description:
Fili., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13106, acc no. 3174. File code: 1.8 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Carved with small knife from wood of local tree Context of use: Made by special Boni man and used by women (and men?) Description: Comb; new wood; long vertical teeth, semi-oval shaped handle with circle loop; two pointed spheres (breasts) on one side, 25 cm x 7.5 cm.
Collection place:
Mangai, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Mangai, Boni
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Collector:
Jean Colvin
Collection date:
August, 1975
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Wooden comb, accession number 5-13106, described as Fili., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13106, acc no. 3174. File code: 1.8 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Carved with small knife from wood of local tree Context of use: Made by special Boni man and used by women (and men?) Description: Comb; new wood; long vertical teeth, semi-oval shaped handle with circle loop; two pointed spheres (breasts) on one side, 25 cm x 7.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden comb, accession number 5-13106, described as Fili., Kenya, Mangai, Boni. August, 1975. 5-13106, acc no. 3174. File code: 1.8 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Carved with small knife from wood of local tree Context of use: Made by special Boni man and used by women (and men?) Description: Comb; new wood; long vertical teeth, semi-oval shaped handle with circle loop; two pointed spheres (breasts) on one side, 25 cm x 7.5 cm.

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