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Ebony comb
Object Number 20-29-50/B2156
Display Title Ebony comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, long teeth
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
  • Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 6.2 x 0.8 cm (3 15/16 x 2 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20-29-50/B2156

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