H x W x D: 6.2 x 3.6 x 0.5 cm (2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Tanzania
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Label Text:
Yao combs are distinguished by a variety of geometric patterns worked in small imported glass beads.
Description:
Rectangular reed comb with a single row of multiple teeth, topped by a square panel of glass beads strung on fiber in a linear pattern of pink and black.
Provenance:
Michael Graham-Stewart, London, -- to 1989
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