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Wooden comb
Object Number 37-105-50/3138
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, incised and pigmented bands and designs, long handle
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Batswa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of; Kambini
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 27.3 x 5.8 x 1 cm (10 3/4 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-105-50/3138

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