Snuff Spoon/Comb (intshengula or izintshengula)
late 1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Snuff Spoon/Comb (intshengula or izintshengula), late 1800s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style maker. Bone; overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg, Jacaranda Tribal, New York 2010.233 Such spoons were typically worn as ornaments in the hair or even the beard, signaling the social standing of their wearer.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bone
- Medium
- bone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.233
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg, Jacaranda Tribal, New York
- Exhibitions
- The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa, Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa" cat. no. 32
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108B Southern African
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