Comb

CultureLuba

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 inches (20.96 × 6.99 × 3.51 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin

Object number2013.47.40

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Provenance

Prosper de Vriese, Belgium [1];

Purchased from de Vriese by dealer Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, no. FX9308, by March 24-May 16, 1993 [2];

Purchased from Félix by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 112, Kansas City, MO, May 16, 1993 [3];

By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

NOTES:

[1] According to Marc Leo Félix, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, February 13, 2023, NAMA curatorial files.

[2] A note from Dr. May Weber (1918-2012), a Chicago collector, to Donald Tranin, dated June 10, 1993, indicates Weber was in possession of Félix’s brochure on the object, and was forwarding that brochure to Tranin at Félix’s request. Weber had likely been considering purchasing the comb, but ultimately decided not to do so.

[3] Invoice in NAMA curatorial files.

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