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Object Number 37-32-50/2415
Display Title Comb - used for combing out and dressing the hair
Descriptions
Object Description Comb - used for combing out and dressing the hair
Inventory Description Comb, reed and fiber, woven with twisted fiber string handle
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 8.3 x 0.9 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2415

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