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Object Number
2008.11.4
Display Title
Hair comb
Descriptions
Object Description
Hair comb
Inventory Description
Comb, thirteen wood tines, triangular shape, bound handle
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1967-1969 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Central African Republic
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 6 x 0.8 cm (5 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.11.4
Credit Line
Gift of Kevin & Linda Burke
Provenance
Collector
J. Kevin Burke
(1967-1969 - 7/17/08)
Donor
Linda Burke
(1967-1969 - 7/17/2008)
Donor
J. Kevin Burke
(1967-1969 - 7/17/08)
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