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Bamboo comb
Object Number 16-55-70/D722
Display Title Bamboo comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, bamboo, one end tapered, split toothed end wrapped with plant fiber
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bagobo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm (6 11/16 x 7/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-722; 708

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