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Date1670-1687
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (7 × 8.3 cm)
Object numberT0264
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextSince late prehistoric times Haudenosaunee artists carved effigy-decorated combs made from wood, bone and antler. The combs were worn by men, women and children. After the introduction of metal tools in the 17th century, the carvings became more elaborate with finely cut teeth. The carvings reached their peak in development between 1650 and 1700, after which they slowly went out of fashion.
ProvenanceHarry L. Schoff; Lester and Clarence Bill, Canandaigua, New York; F. Llewelyn Casterline, Belmont, New York; Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.41.

Murdock, Michelle, ed. 50 at 20: Masterpieces of American Indian Art from the Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2015, p.12.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 27.
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Comb
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1660-1675
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c. 1990
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Seneca (Haudenosaunee)
1670-1687
Effigy Comb
Seneca (Haudenosaunee)
1670-1687
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1829-1839

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