MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Mahogany Comb
Object Name:
Comb, Hair, Mahogany
Other Name:
Comb, Mahogany
Place of Origin:
Loma (Toma), Liberia / Guinea, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 7—1/3"

Circa 1944.

Description:
Mahogany comb with six prongs. Triangular—shaped handle, leading up to a half circle—shaped top.
Collection:
Marianne Keown Collection
Material:
Mahogany
Used:
Domestic Use
Technique:
Carving
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2015.3.30
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