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Woman's wooden comb
Object Number 08-17-10/73432
Display Title Woman's wooden comb
Descriptions
Indigenous Term di li to was tin
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, curved body, grooved top
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Qualla Reservation
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 cm (3 7/8 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73432
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Donor Unknown (1908)

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