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Object Number
973-42-50/11755
Display Title
Carved combs, bought in local market, considered luxury item. Indigenous to oth
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved combs, bought in local market, considered luxury item. Indigenous to other parts of Ethiopia, but not to this region, so regarded as mark of acculturation
Inventory Description
Comb, carved wood, flat, 8 long tines, flaring handle
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
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Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23.6 x 5.7 x 1.1 cm (9 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-42-50/11755
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