Comb

Material number: UEM27071 

Material: Wood 

Region and culture: Could belong to the Chokwe people

Description: Wooden comb where two male figures wearing hats are sitting on chairs facing each other. Stylistically the object resembles combs deriving from the Chokwe people. Decorated objects, like this comb, were used as power symbols amongst the Chokwe chiefs.  

The object was delivered to the Ethnographic museum as part of  Dr. Inge Heibergs collection. 1903-1920.