Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label reads: 'Made from strands of light wood, bound and kept in place by a transverse bar which forms a pin for attachment. Dim 10" x 7" EGHAP TRIBE CAMEROONS'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (References)
On catalogue card: 'Fig.1. Pl.3' [publication currently unidentified, Lucie Carreau, 21/10/2021]
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Comb. Made from strips of cane. The flat ends are bound together by string, the prongs are spread out in fanwise fashion. The ends are bent to form a loop, and are kept in position by a cord.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
Note in Accession register: 'Full details in bound catalogue 1921.' [This catalogue not identified. Lucie Carreau, 24/10/2021]
Event Date 1921
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Display)
On display in the 'Origins of the Afro Comb: 6000 years of Culture, Politics and Identity' exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum July 1-November 3 2013. The exhibition label states: 'Midribs of palm leaf and cotton
thread hair comb
Before 1921
From Bagam, Cameroon
Eghap culture
Made by an Eghap artist
Purchased as part of the Malcolm collection'.
Event Date 23/7/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden