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Object Number
99-12-50/53207
Display Title
Comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Comb, rectangular with chipped zigzag design, loop at top, multiple tines
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 16.9 x 1.7 cm (6 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53207
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Mr. Etting
(01/01/1827)
Owner
David Kimball
(1873)
Collector
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown
(01/01/1813)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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