id: 94894 accession number: 1915.453 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.453 updated: 2019-11-18 09:05:54.784000 Comb, mid-late 1800s. Central Africa, Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chokwe peoples, mid-late 19th century. Wood, beads; 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid-late 1800s creation date earliest: 1850 creation date latest: 1899 current location: creditline: The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund copyright: --- culture: Central Africa, Angola or Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chokwe peoples, mid-late 19th century technique: wood, beads department: African Art collection: African Art type: Wood 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 --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE F. M. Rapp (1915) date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Chokwe women inserted finely decorated combs and pins in their hair to signal rank and wealth. Here, as among neighboring peoples, coiffures reveal regional and temporal fashions and trends. Certain styles are exclusive to chiefs and other dignitaries. In addition to being a sign of beauty and good health, a well-groomed hairdo also suggests that the wearer relies on the help of others in its creation. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Wixom, WIlliam D. "African Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art." African Arts. 10, no. 3. (April 1977) 16-25. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p.16, fig. 1 url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3335296 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.453/1915.453_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.453/1915.453_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.453/1915.453_full.tif