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Object Number
29-43-50/B4783
Display Title
Bone hair ornament ? - incised decoration, 3 teeth
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone ornament with a deep, round, spoon-like bowl at one end, a decorative middle section with a recessed criss-cross design filled with matte black-pigment and three long tines. Peabody Number is painted on object with red and black paint.
Inventory Description
Comb combination, 3 tines on handle, slotted and cross hatch mid, oval bowl
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Ivory, Pigment, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.7 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (7 3/8 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
29-43-50/B-4783
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-43-50/B4783.1 | Bone hair ornament ? - incised decoration, 3 teeth |
Comb
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4784 | Ivory hair ornament - incised decoration, 2 teeth |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 29-43-50/B4784.1 | Ivory hair ornament - incised decoration, 2 teeth |
Ornament
|
Africa
| |
| 973-43-50/11673C | Bone comb decorated with black pigment |
Comb
|
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| |
| 05-31-50/64980 | Decorated double-sided bone comb/pin |
Comb
|
KwaZulu-Natal
Zululand | |
| 973-43-50/11673B | Bone (?) spoon, decorated with red paint and black pigment |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 973-43-50/11673A | Bone (?) spoon, decorated with red paint and black pigment |
Spoon
|
Africa
| |
| 05-31-50/64979 | Bone snuff spoon |
Spoon
|
KwaZulu-Natal
Zululand | |
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|
Congo
| |
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|
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| |
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Comb
|
Alaska
| |
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|
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|