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Wooden comb - used for combing and dressing hair, never worn
Wooden comb - used for combing and dressing hair, never worn
Object Number 37-32-50/2448
Display Title Wooden comb - used for combing and dressing hair, never worn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, double arched handle
Classification
  • Comb
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Makae
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Akonolinga, region of; Nlong River, S side of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 9 x 1 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2448

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