Lwena
Comb
Lwena, 1900
Scroll
Lwena
Comb
Lwena, 1900
Physical Qualities
Wood, 9 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 in. (24.8 x 6.6 x 2.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Honorable Albert H. Blum and Mrs. Blum, Baltimore
Object Number
1989.655
"Chokwe! Art and Initiation among Chokwe and Related Peoples," June 13-Sept. 5, 1999. BMA, Thalheimer Gallery
Wurtzburger gallery, 1982 - at least 1989 or later [per F. Lamp letter 12/18/89]
?? Social Rite and Personal Delight: African Art from Baltimore Collections, 1975 [Dec. 18, 1989 letter from F. Lamp states only that the comb was published in the catalogue without specifying its exhibition as well]
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
Wurtzburger gallery, 1982 - at least 1989 or later [per F. Lamp letter 12/18/89]
?? Social Rite and Personal Delight: African Art from Baltimore Collections, 1975 [Dec. 18, 1989 letter from F. Lamp states only that the comb was published in the catalogue without specifying its exhibition as well]
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
"Social Rite and Personal Delight: African Art from Baltimore Collections", Baltimore: BMA, 1975: fig. 84
The Baltimore Museum of Art. BMA Today. Fall 2011. p. 9.
