Sujet

Wood hair comb from Ghana, 1950s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

It had been assumed that the afro comb was invented in the 1970s when the afro hairstyle became popular in the West, along with the 'Black is beautiful' movement. However this type of comb actually dates back to ancient Egypt. Afro pick comb from Ghana in West Africa, made of light coloured 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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_093

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,7Mo (790,3Ko) / 17,2cm x 27,2cm / 2035 x 3211 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa wood people black country continent museum color African comb wooden hair location century hairstyle Ghana African American African-American afro-american afro fifties 1950s United States of America Colour 20th century heritage American America USA decade Ghanaian object wood united states Unknown Reed cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC combs (grooming tools) Afro pick Mattye Marie Reed Mattye Marie William E. Reed William E. Dr. William E. Reed