This is a wooden afro pick comb from Ghana. Made of light colored wood, it is not glossy and has probably not been treated. Of the six teeth, one on the far left is broken off near the tip. There is an abstract design incised into the front of the comb. The top part of the design near the top of the handle of the comb is colored in a purple color. There is a hole at the end of the handle. A piece of masking tape with [GHANA] written in black ink is stuck to the reverse.
Authors
Unidentified, Mattye Marie Reed, American, 1918 - 2003, Dr. William E. Reed, American, 1914 - 2006
- Collection
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection Personal Effects and Items A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Date published
- 1950s
- Dates
- 1950s
- Format
- Wood
- Pages
- H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (12.1 × 6.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Place Discussed
- Ghana
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- Ghana
- Rights
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7775aa0f787e12467e19c14b985676f5
