Comb with Head / African, Congo (Zaire), Songye

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Accession Number: 1983/1.155
Title: Comb with Head
Artist: African, Congo (Zaire), Songye
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood
Object Creation Date: 1900-1983
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Betty J. Lockett Memorial Fund
Dimensions: 24.3 cm x 6.4 cm x 3.1 cm (9 9/16 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 1 1/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Personal Accessory
Primary Object Type: comb
Primary Keywords: combs; combs (grooming tools); head; heads (representations); woodwork
Secondary Keywords: grooming, hygiene and health car; biological components; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for personal use; figures (representations); object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; the human body; tools and equipment; upper body; visual works; visual works by subject type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1311 x 971
File Size: 60 KB
Record: 1983/1.155
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Full citation: "Comb with Head; African, Congo (Zaire), Songye." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-1.155/1983_1.155.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.