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African Art
Cultural Object
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Comb

late 19th–early 20th century

Wood

9 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 5/8 in. (23.5 × 8.89 × 1.59 cm)
Gift of Robert Liebowitz
2011.237.10
Geography: 
Ghana
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Akan
Period: 
19th–20th century
Classification: 
Apparel/Costume
Provenance: 

Ben Heller Collection. Gift of Robert Liebowitz to Yale University Art Gallery in 2011

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2012.pdf (accessed December 21, 2012).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.