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Object Number 34-28-50/220
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, pointed tines, flat ovate handle, incised/burnished deco
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Galla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20.2 x 7 x 1.5 cm (7 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-28-50/220

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