Sujet
Snuff Spoon/Comb, late 1800s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Snuff Spoon/Comb, late 1800s. Often, 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.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G06_252
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
45,1Mo (1,4Mo) / 42,2cm x 26,8cm / 4983 x 3161 (300dpi)