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Comb
Object Number 999-6-70/5826
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Carved bamboo comb with eighteen teeth; one band of geometric pattern shallowly carved into front of comb above teeth
Inventory Description Comb, rectangular, 18 teeth, curved top, incised geometric pattern
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Lesser Sunda Islands / Alor Island
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 10.7 x 6.2 x 1.1 cm (4 3/16 x 2 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-6-70/5826
Credit Line Bequest of Cora DuBois through Tozzer Library
Provenance
Collector Dr. Cora DuBois (1938 ca. - 1991)
Donor Tozzer Library (1991 - 3/24/99)

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