Small comb of separate wooden teeth decorated with a beadwork panel with blue and white triangles. Bound above and below the panel with a shiny black string, possibly elephant hair? [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]

Collection type: Object
Description: Small comb of separate wooden teeth decorated with a beadwork panel with blue and white triangles. Bound above and below the panel with a shiny black string, possibly elephant hair? [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/2/2006]
Geographical reference: South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Person: Field collector F.W. Ensor; PRM source Violet Ensor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1935
Date collected: By 1935
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1935
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Bead, Material Elephant Hair Animal, Process Beadwork
Dimensions: Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1935.56.38
Research and responses: Related Documents File - Letter from Violet Ensor to Balfour, dated 28 February 1935: '... I am ... sorry the specimens were in such a bad state. The Club came from the South Sea Islands & was given to my husband by a Mr. Williams who was a missionary among the Cannibals. I believe I could tell you where many of the things came from if you would make out a list of questions for me to answer. My husband was in West and South Africa; also Senegal. I hope you got the parcel of books of photographs. I am very happy indeed to know you will put my husband's name as collector, and I shall look forward to a visit to your museum. ...' [MOB 4/12/2001]