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African Comb with Kneeling Female Figure

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African Comb with Kneeling Female Figure

Origin
West Africa
Period
20th century
Object
Comb
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
18.4 × 6.4 cm
Catalogue
TRB-065

A finely carved wooden comb whose handle takes the form of a kneeling female figure with a plaited coiffure, delicate facial features and hands clasping the breasts. Cross-hatched scarification marks the rounded abdomen. The comb has seven teeth and incised decoration. The carving has been tentatively attributed to the Guro.

Provenance
Estate of Thomas McNemar (1931–2020), who collected in Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 1970s and ran galleries of African art in New York and San Francisco.
Acquired
Hilliard & Co. · 2022

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