- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1820s to 1850s
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 30 1/8 × 8 1/2 in. (12.1 × 76.5 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Wooden fiber comb consisting of a circle cluster of nails sticking out of a rectangular wood plank. Wood is worn and slightly cracked. Metal is extremely rusted. One end of the plank has a handle carved out of it.
- Place collected
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Cotton
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.287
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




