cma-african-art: Snuff Spoon/Comb, late 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtOften, snuff spoo
cma-african-art: Snuff Spoon/Comb, late 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtOften, snuff spoons made from the rib of an ox or cow were subtly carved to suggest a female body. Decorated with incised designs blackened with cattle fat and ash, many are true hybrid objects, combining a spoon with a long-tined comb or hairpin. Such spoons were typically worn as ornaments in the hair or even the beard, thus signaling the social standing of their wearer. [Constantine Petridis Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); “The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa”]Size: Overall: 15.2 cm (6 in.)Medium: bonehttps://clevelandart.org/art/2010.233 -- source link