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Object Number
39-39-50/4564
Display Title
Wooden comb - 15 tines, fan-shape, made of separate sticks bound together with w
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nzokozo zo magano
Object Description
Wooden comb - 15 tines, fan-shape, made of separate sticks bound together with wire ("nzokozo zo magano")
Inventory Description
Comb, fan-shaped, carved wood teeth bound together by metal wire
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 21.6 x 6.7 x 0.9 cm (8 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4564
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