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Object Number 30-32-50/B4502
Display Title Combs (mbucha)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Combs, carved wood, 1 2-tone wood, 1 missing tines withperf. and nailed handle
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ukerewe
  • Wakerewe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Ukerewe
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 6.9 x 1.4 cm (9 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 30-32-50/B4502/ B-5402

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