Comb
CultureSongye
Date20th century
MediumWood and brass wire
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 8 1/4 inches (6.35 × 20.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.50
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DescriptionDetails carved on top of a comb include a seated female figure with arms on knees, detailed coiffure.ProvenanceMonteiro collection, Portugal [1];
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX97472, by July 22, 1997-January 30, 1998 [2];
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, January 30, 1998-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files. This may be Joachim John Monteiro (1833-1878), a Portuguese/British engineer and naturalist who oversaw mining operations in Angola from 1858-1876.
[2] Félix’s stock number is written on the side of the object.
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