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Comb
Object Number 990-5-50/12170
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Comb
Inventory Description Carved wooden comb, intricately carved pattern, pigment at top.
Classification
  • Comb
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hutu?
  • Tutsi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Rwanda / Butare
Materials Wood, Pigment, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 20.6 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm (8 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 990-5-50/12170
Provenance
Collector Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)
Donor Dr. Helen Codere (1959-1960 - 05/15/90)

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