Carved wooden hair comb

Made:
1880-1930
Carved wooden hair comb

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Carved wooden hair comb
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Carved wooden hair comb, 24 line prongs emanating from semi-circular back, waisted handle, two iron loops attached to hole in handle, simple surface carving, Southern Nigerian, 1880-1890

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A120145
Materials:
wood and loops, iron
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Jeffreys, M.D.W.