DepartmentLatin America
Horn Comb
NameHorn Comb
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1890
Place madePuebla, Mexico, North America
Mediumbull's horn
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 x 3/8 in. (7.8 x 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1973.86.7
Object numberFA.1973.86.7
DescriptionComplex design which incorporates two small combs on hinges in the figures of a suckling dog carrying a basket in its mouth. This type of comb was apparently used as an ornament for a lady's dressing table. Carved and yellowish in color.
Artist unrecorded
1940s/50s
