Comb with Two Standing Figures
mid 20th century
Culture
Ashanti
Country
Ghana, Africa
Object
comb
Medium
wood
Accession Number
2001.1008
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Ashanti artist, Comb with Two Standing Figures, Mid-1900s. Wood; 10 1/4 in. x 4 in. Denver Art Museum: Anonymous Gift, 2001.1008.
Dimensions
height: 10 1/4 in, 26.0350 cm; width: 4 in, 10.1600 cm
Inscription
"SC110d" Proper left back comb
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Gustave (b. 1910, d. 1988) and Franyo (b. 1909, d. 2005) Schindler Collection, collected about 1940-1965; Collection of (or purchase by) Private Collection, New York, NY, before 2001; Gift to DAM 08/09/2001
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