Description (Physical description)
Description for 1940.90 A-B: 'Combs. (a) with grotesque human face, (b) with antelope head.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Source: Purchased Prof. Gilson, Ostende.
Event Date 1/12/1999
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
Old label adds "Ababua Genital covering [feMale symbol]" ?wrong label on object , probably applies to 1940.99 instead.
Event Date 31/10/2001
Author: Lily Stancliffe

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: 'Wood hair combs
Before 1940
From Kwango District, Democratic Republic
of Congo
Yaka culture
Made by Yaka artists
Purchased from Professor Gilson'.
Event Date 23/7/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden

Description (Physical description)
Wooden comb with three conical teeth. Handle carved in the form of an antelope head.
Event Date 11/11/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe