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Object type

object for hygiene and cosmetics > comb

Materials

wood

Legend

The engraved designs that frame this sculptured figurine are known by the Chokwe as manda a mbaci. They represent the segments on the shell of a tortoise.

Place of collecting

Angola

Culture

Chokwe

Acquisition related person

Ms. Marie-Jeanne Walschot, as donor

Date of acquisition

1980-03-26

Dimensions

15,3 cm x 5,6 cm

Inventory number

EO.1980.2.26




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