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Comb
Object Number 987-14-70/5580
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Comb, tortoise shell. Carved back in a dragon design.
Inventory Description Comb, carved tortoise shell, dragon design
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines
Materials Tortoiseshell
Dimensions Overall: 4.3 x 9.4 x 1.4 cm (1 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-14-70/5580
Provenance
Collector Philinda Anglemyer (1901 - 1908)
Collector Thaddeus Anglemyer (1901 - 1908)
Donor Katherine Anglemyer (1908 - 1987)
Donor Mary Anglemyer (1908 - 1987)

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