Hair comb

Date created
1971
Culture/People
Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Artist/Maker
Norman Jacobs, Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]/Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario], 1943-2003
IACB source
Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson/Segwoi-Don-Kwe), Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Duffy Wilson (Wilmer Francis Wilson, Tuscarora/Cayuga, 1925-2002) in 1971; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Brantford; Brant County; Ontario; Canada
See related items
Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/6619
Barcode
256619.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Hair comb
Media/Materials
Cow horn
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
11.5 x 4.8 x 0.9 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67841b881-a9e1-4d8c-b695-4d2fe53a5d2c
Record ID
NMAI_272502