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Hair brush
Object Number 14-5-10/85937
Display Title Hair brush
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hairbrush, bound grasses, 4 loose, tied at center w/ fabric, contains human hair
Classification
  • Brush
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Grass, Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 10 x 3.3 cm (14 15/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 85937
Provenance
Expedition Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder (1914 - 1914)
Expedition Samuel J. Guernsey (1914 - 1914)

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