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Hair brush, palm rib bristles, wooden, incised design
Hair brush, palm rib bristles, wooden, incised design
Object Number 39-64-50/3442
Display Title Hair brush, palm rib bristles, wooden, incised design
Descriptions
Inventory Description Brush, carved wood, wooden teeth, incised floral design
Classification
  • Brush
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benguela Highlands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 7.5 x 2.6 cm (7 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-64-50/3442

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