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Combined ebony comb and hair parter
Combined ebony comb and hair parter
Object Number 37-32-50/2418
Display Title Combined ebony comb and hair parter
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, perforated, incised linear design, pointed handle, long teeth
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Mbalmayon, vicinity of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 34.4 x 5.9 x 1.7 cm (13 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2418

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