Comb (c. 1910): Art, History and Details
Comb at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1910, Wood. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Comb (c. 1910) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Several combs demonstrate a diversity of form and treatment. One (1976.180), a vigorously carved work showing a powerful drummer in performance, is an excellent example of Chokwe artistry meant for female patrons.
Object facts
- Title: Comb
- Date: c. 1910
- Culture: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe, 20th century
- Type: Tools and Equipment
- Technique: Wood
- Dimensions: Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
- Collection: African Art
- Department: African Art
- Accession number: 1976.180
Collection credit
Gift of Katherine C. White
Further reading listed by the museum
- Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 244.
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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