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Fante (Akan)

Comb

Fante, 1900-1932

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Fante (Akan)

Comb

Fante (Akan)

Comb

Fante, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, pigment, 26 H x 5.8 W x 2.8 D cm.
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 1999.560
7-pronged comb with black patinated top; head, elaborate coiffure with openwork, ringed neck; breasts on body of comb.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by anonymous gift, 1999; James Willis

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Fante (Akan)

2000–2000

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