Comb (cisakulo)
mid- to late 1800s
Maker Unknown
African Art
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 The double birds on this comb are the ngungu, a kind of hornbill linked to hunting and the related power of leaders. They were considered a good omen, and served as mediators between the earthly world and the spiritual one.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, glass beads, and natural fibers
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13.3 x 8 x 1.4 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1915.453
- Credit Line
- The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Language of Beauty in African Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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