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Combs
Object Number 07-30-70/72473.1
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, basketry handle, thirty teeth, painted
Classification
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Materials Wood, Pigment, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 17.6 x 7 x 1.8 cm (6 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 07-30-70/72473.1

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Combs
07-30-70/72472.1 Combs
Combs
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Combs
07-30-70/72473 Combs
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