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Bamboo comb
Object Number 16-55-70/D740
Display Title Bamboo comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved bamboo, rectangular, ten teeth, incised design
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ata
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 6.1 x 1.7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D740; 25

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