File:Southern, South Africa, Zulu, late 19th century - Snuff Spoon-Comb - 2010.233 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Snuff Spoon/Comb
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| Title |
Snuff Spoon/Comb |
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| Object type | sculpture | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Often, snuff spoons made from the rib of an ox or cow were subtly carved to suggest a female body. Decorated with incised designs blackened with cattle fat and ash, many are true hybrid objects, combining a spoon with a long-tined comb or hairpin. Such spoons were typically worn as ornaments in the hair or even the beard, thus signaling the social standing of their wearer. [Constantine Petridis Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa"] |
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| Date | late 1800s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Bone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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African Art |
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| Accession number |
2010.233 |
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| Place of creation | Southern, South Africa, Zulu, late 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg, Jacaranda Tribal, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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