Plain ebony comb

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Object Number 37-32-50/2419

Display Title Plain ebony comb

Descriptions

Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, long teeth, diamond-shaped handle

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: 26.5 x 5.5 x 1 cm (10 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-32-50/2419

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