General
General
Object Auto ID
22281
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28526
Common Name
comb
Local Name
intshasa/izintshasa
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Snuff-spoon comb with half-moon-shaped bowl, with 5 tines below and a truncated diamond shape above emerging from it. Only the back of the spoon bowl is embellished with circular designs with dots in centre carved into the surface and blackened.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Bone
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Ivory
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
Zulu
Production Place
KwaZulu-Natal
Place of Use
KwaZulu-Natal
Collector Comment
Udo Horstmann
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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