Comb (cisakulo)

mid- to late 1800s Overall: 13.3 x 8 x 1.4 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in.) Source image
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Chokwe women and men inserted finely decorated combs and pins in their hair to signal rank and wealth. Here, as among neighboring peoples, hairstyles reflected changing trends across place and over time. This comb's wooden material and sculptural top made it of a higher value...

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