Context (CMS Context)
'See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria'. T.Cotterill,7/5/2001.
Event Date 7/9/2000
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Double ended wooden comb, carved pattern on each side different.
Event Date 7/9/2000
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
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 (24 & 25),
copper alloy and brass (26 & 27, 31 & 32)
and bone and pigment (28-30)
Before 1914
From Otuo, South Nigeria
Ghotuo, Edo Culture, Made by Ghotuo Artists
Collected by N.W. Thomas. On loan from Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Z 13334; Z 13387 B; Z 13396; Z 13396; Z 13387;
Z 13397; Z 13387 A; Z 13396; Z 13396'.

Event Date 22/7/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Description (Physical description)
Oyiya. Double-ended wooden comb, made up of two comb sections. One comb section is longer than the other and it has larger teeth. The back of the two sections are connected to each other with a rectangular bar with rectangular cut-outs, creating a ladder-like effect. Various areas of the comb handle are decorated with different carved geometric designs.
Event Date 20/10/2021
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff