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Object Number
07-30-70/72472.1
Display Title
Combs
Descriptions
Object Description
Combs,
"Ornamented combs, patterned combs worn in the hair by men, the patterns of the neck and body of the comb are of orchid interwoven with red-stained coconut cuticle laid across the sticks of hardwood or palm wood that they bind together"
Inventory Description
Comb, wood, yellow and red basketry and bamboo handle, painted
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Malaita Island
Materials
Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 20.7 x 6.9 x 1.7 cm (8 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
07-30-70/72472.1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-30-70/72472 | Combs |
Comb
|
Malaita Island
| |
| 07-30-70/72473 | Combs |
Comb
|
Malaita Island
| |
| 07-30-70/72473.1 | Combs |
Comb
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Comb
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Comb
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| 10-4-20/C5377 | Combs |
Comb
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Comb
|
Ecuador
| |
| 48-56-70/3121 | Combs made from section of cane |
Comb
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Samoa
| |
| 49-14-50/7768 | 5 combs, of wood and leaf. Chipeso |
Comb
|
Nyasaland
| |
| 991-17-30/11720A | Set of four ornamental combs; tewash (peinella) |
Comb
|
Ecuador
| |
| 991-17-30/11720B | Set of four ornamental combs; tewash (peinella) |
Comb
|
Ecuador
| |
| 991-17-30/11720C | Set of four ornamental combs; tewash (peinella) |
Comb
|
Ecuador
|