http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1261297
type: Entity
ksamsok version: 1.3.0
service name: objekt
service organization: SMVK-EM
service organization full: Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet
build date: 2026-08-14
url: https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1261297
subject: culturalHistory
data quality: raw
item super type: object
item type: object
item key word: 1912.06.0164
item key word: Batwa
item key word: Twa
item key word: Personlig kropps- och skönhetsvård (302)
item key word: Kroppens prydnande och vård (300)
item key word: von Rosen, Eric
item key word: Eric von Rosen
item key word: forskarbesök
item key word: Kap till Kairo
item key word: Kap-Kairo-expeditionen
item key word: WHMZ
item technique: skuret
item label: kam, comb
is part of: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/samling/1068961
is visualized by: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/fotografi/25051836
P12 B.was present at: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/exhibition/1434234
is mentioned by: http://libris.kb.se/bib/1657844
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Beskrivning
  desc: Enligt generalkatalogen: Kam av trä. Skuren i ett stycke.
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Publicerad text, engelska
  desc: "The women, on the other hand, have several other ways in which they seek to adorn their cape. The fringe may grow to over half a decimeter in length and be tied together into a number of small stiff tufts. The woman in the foreground on pl. 49 has such a fringe. The little girl on pl. 31 wears two extremely fine and long forehead tassels. According to another mod, which is illustrated by the title vignette and pl. 48, a number of small tufts of only a few centimeters long are tied together along the entire skull from the forehead to the neck. Glass beads of different colors are threaded on these tassels. This style undeniably attracts attention, which is the main thing with most ladies. A third, no less striking haircut is worn by the swamp lady with the child in her lap on pl. 49. With the exception of the fringe, the hair here is not tied together, but the natural little wool tufts are at regular intervals adorned with glass beads. Such a style is confusingly similar to the dance hats used by babisa. Batwa use two different types of combs; both are made of wood. One type is cut in one piece, the other consists of wooden sticks connected next to each other. The teeth of the former type require a lot of work, when they are cut out. You start by drilling a row of holes at the line from which you want the teeth to emanate. With the holes as a starting point, you gently scrape off chip after chip, until the teeth get the desired length. The combs are often stored tucked into the hair so that only one side is visible. Therefore, it has been considered unnecessary to apply ornaments on both sides. The horizontal ornate lines on it 9.3 cm. the long ridge, Fig. 48, is also found only on one side." (pp. 163-167, von Rosen, 1916, translated from Swedish). @en
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Beskrivning / engelska
  desc: According to the general catalog: Wooden comb. Cut in one piece. @en
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Utställning / tidigare
  desc: Rhodesia-Kongo-Expeditionens utställning
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Referens, publicerad i
  desc: Rosen, Eric von (1916). Träskfolket: svenska Rhodesia-Kongo-expeditionens etnografiska forskningsresultat. Stockholm: Bonnier
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Geografiskt namn / annat
  desc: Nordrhodesia
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Geografiskt namn / annat
  desc: Rhodesia
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Land / engelska
  desc: Zambia @en
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Geografiskt namn / annat
  desc: Bangveloträsket
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Händelse / var närvarande vid
  desc: Svenska Rhodesia-Kongo-expeditionen (1911-1912)
item description: ItemDescription
  type: Händelse / var närvarande vid
  desc: Samlingsbesök. 2022-11-08. Victoria Phiri
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Materialkategori
  material: trä
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material
  material: trä
item material: ItemMaterial
  type: Material, engelska
  material: wood @en
item name: ItemName
  type: Sakord
  name: kam
item name: ItemName
  type: Sakord, engelska
  name: comb @en
item number: ItemNumber
  type: Inventarienummer
  number: 1912.06.0164
context: Rosen, Eric von
  type: Context
  context label: Insamlad
  context type: transact
  context super type: interact
  intermediary: http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1181582
context: Context
  context label: Förvärvad
  context type: transact
  context super type: interact
  from time: 1912
  to time: 1912
context: Twa
  type: Context
  context label: Brukad
  context type: use
  context super type: interact
  user: Q7857394
context: Context
  context label: Ursprung
  context type: use
  context super type: interact
  country: zm
  continent name: Afrika
  country name: Zambia
  place name: Bangweulusjön
context: Rhodesia-Kongo-Expeditionens utställning
  type: Context
  context label: Utställd
  context type: display
  context super type: interact
  place name: Konstakademien, Stockholm
  from time: 1913-02-04
image: Image
  media type: image/jpeg
  byline: Sandin, Tony
  copyright: Statens museer för världskultur
  media license: by
  media license url: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
image: Image
  media type: image/jpeg
  byline: Sandin, Tony
  copyright: Statens museer för världskultur
  media license: by
  media license url: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item license: cc0
item license url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
presentation: 1.3.0 2026-08-14 kam Rådata 1261297 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet SMVK-EM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1261297 1912.06.0164 Enligt generalkatalogen: Kam av trä. Skuren i ett stycke. "The women, on the other hand, have several other ways in which they seek to adorn their cape. The fringe may grow to over half a decimeter in length and be tied together into a number of small stiff tufts. The woman in the foreground on pl. 49 has such a fringe. The little girl on pl. 31 wears two extremely fine and long forehead tassels. According to another mod, which is illustrated by the title vignette and pl. 48, a number of small tufts of only a few centimeters long are tied together along the entire skull from the forehead to the neck. Glass beads of different colors are threaded on these tassels. This style undeniably attracts attention, which is the main thing with most ladies. A third, no less striking haircut is worn by the swamp lady with the child in her lap on pl. 49. With the exception of the fringe, the hair here is not tied together, but the natural little wool tufts are at regular intervals adorned with glass beads. Such a style is confusingly similar to the dance hats used by babisa. Batwa use two different types of combs; both are made of wood. One type is cut in one piece, the other consists of wooden sticks connected next to each other. The teeth of the former type require a lot of work, when they are cut out. You start by drilling a row of holes at the line from which you want the teeth to emanate. With the holes as a starting point, you gently scrape off chip after chip, until the teeth get the desired length. The combs are often stored tucked into the hair so that only one side is visible. Therefore, it has been considered unnecessary to apply ornaments on both sides. The horizontal ornate lines on it 9.3 cm. the long ridge, Fig. 48, is also found only on one side." (pp. 163-167, von Rosen, 1916, translated from …