id: 94894 accession number: 1915.453 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.453 updated: 2024-03-26 01:56:09.777000 Comb (cisakulo), mid- to late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Angola, or Democratic Republic of Congo, Chokwe-style. Wood, glass beads, and natural fibers; overall: 13.3 x 8 x 1.4 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1915.453 title: Comb (cisakulo) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid- to late 1800s creation date earliest: 1850 creation date latest: 1899 current location: creditline: The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund copyright: --- culture: Africa, Central Africa, Angola, or Democratic Republic of Congo, Chokwe-style technique: Wood, glass beads, and natural fibers department: African Art collection: African Art type: Jewelry find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 13.3 x 8 x 1.4 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Language of Beauty in African Art opening date: 2022-04-03T04:00:00 The Language of Beauty in African Art. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (April 3-July 31, 2022) https://kimbellart.org/exhibition/language-beauty-african-art; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (November 20, 2022-February 27, 2023) https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9344/the-language-of-beauty-in-african-art. --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (F. M. Rapp, probably by field collection in Portuguese West Africa (Angola) or Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: by 1915 footnotes: *