Comb
- Culture
- Akan artist
- Date
- mid-20th century
- Material
- Wood
- Classification
- Jewelry & personal accessories, wood
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 9 3/16 × 3 1/2 × 1/4 in. (23.3 × 8.9 × 0.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mills
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 11:2017
Provenance
- late 1970s
Ian Arundel (Curiosity Shop), Los Angeles, CA, USA
late 1970s - 2017
Robert Mills, Sherman Oaks, CA; Kirkwood, MO, purchased from Ian Arundel [1]
2017 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mills [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Bob Mills, he purchased this object from Ian Arundel of the Curiosity Shop during the late 1970s [notes of telephone conversation between Bob Mills and curator Nichole Bridges, October 14, 2016, SLAM document files].
[2] A Deed of Gift dated March 13, 2017 documents the gift of this object to the Saint Louis Art Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 20, 2017.
Ian Arundel (Curiosity Shop), Los Angeles, CA, USA
late 1970s - 2017
Robert Mills, Sherman Oaks, CA; Kirkwood, MO, purchased from Ian Arundel [1]
2017 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mills [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Bob Mills, he purchased this object from Ian Arundel of the Curiosity Shop during the late 1970s [notes of telephone conversation between Bob Mills and curator Nichole Bridges, October 14, 2016, SLAM document files].
[2] A Deed of Gift dated March 13, 2017 documents the gift of this object to the Saint Louis Art Museum [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 20, 2017.
We regularly update records, which may be incomplete. If you have additional information, please contact us at provenance@slam.org.