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Object Number 17-59-30/F28.4
Display Title Dance combs worn across the back of the head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, double-sided, basketry core, feather projections and tassels at ends
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Bahia / <County> / Tucano?
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Tiquie
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 5 x 2 cm (25 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-59-30/F28.4

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Dance combs worn across the back of the head
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