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Object Number 49-14-50/7772
Display Title Wooden comb. Chipeso
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Chipeso
Inventory Description Wood combs, tines bound with veg fiber at midsection, ends pointed, 1 end burn
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Dimensions Overall: 16.4 x 6.1 x 0.5 cm (6 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/7772

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