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Horn Comb
Horn Comb
Horn Comb
DepartmentLatin America

Horn Comb

NameHorn Comb
Artist Artist not recorded
Dateca. 1890
Place madePuebla, Mexico, North America
Mediumbull's horn
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 x 3/8 in. (7.8 x 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1973.86.7
Object numberFA.1973.86.7
Collections
DescriptionComplex design which incorporates two small combs on hinges in the figures of a suckling dog carrying a basket in its mouth. This type of comb was apparently used as an ornament for a lady's dressing table. Carved and yellowish in color.
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Artist not recorded
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Artist not recorded
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Artist not recorded
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Artist not recorded
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1969
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Comb
CA 1960, STAFF
Comb
Comb
CA 1960, STAFF
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