- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 × 3/16 × 1 3/16 in. (12.7 × 0.4 × 3 cm)
- Description
- A barber comb owned by Cab Calloway. The black plastic comb has a narrow shaft and teeth. The teeth on one end of the comb are thin and closely spaced together. The other end of the comb features thicker teeth that are more widely spaced. One thin tooth and two of the thicker teeth have broken off and are missing. The comb shaft is slightly curved and is plain.
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Hair
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




