Online Collection Database
SearchObject type
object for hygiene and cosmetics > comb
Materials
wood
Legend
Some combs depicting a rider (probably a European). In the Chokwe language, the word for a horse is kavwalu which comes from the Portuguese.
Place of collecting
Central Africa
Culture
Chokwe
Acquisition related person
Mrs. J. Caillaux, as donor
Date of acquisition
1953-10-14
Dimensions
23,6 cm x 7,7 cm
Inventory number
EO.1953.55.5
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