The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Comb

c. 1910

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe, 20th century

Wood
Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1976.180
Location: Not on view

Description

Several combs demonstrate a diversity of form and treatment. One (1976.180), a vigorously carved work showing a powerful drummer in performance, is an excellent example of Chokwe artistry meant for female patrons.
  • by 1976
    Katherine C. White (Reswick, Merkel), Gates Mills, OH
    1977–
    Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
  • Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 244.
  • Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
    CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1976," CMA Bulletin LXIV (Feb., 1977), p. 73, no. 17.
    CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 244, repr.
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