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Object type
textile working (tool and equipment) > card
Materials
wood, metals > iron (and alloys)
Legend
Apart from combs, the Chokwe use other tools for hair care such as brushes (mucayi) of the type shown here. There are also "two in one" combs whose handles are actually brushes.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture
Chokwe
Acquisition related person
Albert Maesen, as mission
Date of acquisition
1954-06-18
Dimensions
12 cm x 5,2 cm
Inventory number
EO.1953.74.3023
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