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Object Number 56-28-20/19784
Display Title Native hair brushes (2)
Descriptions
Object Description Native hair brushes (2)
Inventory Description Fiber hair brushes, coarse fiber bundles tied with cotton string, 1 charred.
Classification
  • Comb
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Additional Geographic Terms Oh-nah camp
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 5.9 x 5.7 cm (10 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56-28-20/19784

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