Accession No
Z 25392
Description
Comb carved from wood. Seven tapering prongs and sloping shoulder; handle shaped like two lozenges on top of one another; loop of cord tied around end of handle.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Nigeria; Edo State; Uzebba [Ijeba]
Period
Source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Professor) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 25392; 1230 [Thomas Coll. - 1st Cat.]
Cultural Affliation
Edo; Yekhee
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
57mm x 18mm x 176mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Wooden comb with 7 prongs and a handle shaped [sketch here] with a piece of string attached to the top.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria.
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: maa
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: 'Hair combs
Made from wood (1, 3-6 & 8),
wood and cotton thread (2 & 7),
copper alloy and brass (9 & 10)
and midribs of palm leaf,
palm leaf fibre
and dye (11).
Before 1914
From Uzebba, South Nigeria
Yekhee, Edo Culture
Made by Yekhee Artists
Collected by N.W. Thomas
On loan from Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Z 25454/Z 12578; Z 12331; Z 12367; Z 12475; Z 12710;
Z 12711; Z 25392; Z 12403; Z 12430; Z 12362; Z 12333'.
Event Date 22/7/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden
Description (Physical description)
Comb carved from wood. Seven tapering prongs and sloping shoulder; handle shaped like two lozenges on top of one another; loop of cord tied around end of handle.
Event Date 22/10/2021
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:126934
Images (Click to view full size):