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Comb - solid portion between the teeth wound with green & blue thread
Comb - solid portion between the teeth wound with green & blue thread
Object Number 42-25-30/3986
Display Title Comb - solid portion between the teeth wound with green & blue thread
Descriptions
Inventory Description Reed comb, fine teeth, blue and green wrapped thread geometric desgin.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quechua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Cochabambab
Materials Reed, Pigment, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 11.4 x 4.6 x 1 cm (4 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-25-30/3986; 2.86

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