Object Details
- Label Text
- Similar to one photographed in a man's hair, this comb was collected by Eliot Elisofon in Kenya in 1947.
- Description
- White metal, probably aluminum, rectangular straight comb with openwork triangles topped by facing felines.
- Provenance
- Eliot Elisfon, New York, collected Kenya, 1947 to 1973
- Content Statement
- As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete (missing image or content descriptions) and others reflect out-of-date language or systems of thought regarding how to engage with and discuss cultural heritage and the specifics of individual artworks. If you see content requiring immediate action, we will do our best to address it in a timely manner. Please email nmafacuratorial@si.edu if you have any questions.
- Image Requests
- High resolution digital images are not available for some objects. For publication quality photography and permissions, please contact the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at https://africa.si.edu/research/eliot-elisofon-photographic-archives/
- Data Source
- National Museum of African Art
- Maker
- Undetermined artist
- Date
- ca. 1947
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Eliot Elisofon
- Medium
- probably Aluminum
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8.2 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm (3 1/4 x 6 x 1/16 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
