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Object Number 970-3-70/4742
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, reed tines bound with woven brown horsehair, handle 3 tapering rods
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Dimensions Overall: 29.4 x 8.8 x 0.5 cm (11 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-3-70/4742
Provenance
Collector Bradley H. Phillips (1896-1900)
Donor Prof. Philip Phillips (March 9, 1970)

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