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Object Number 17-53-70/D851
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, flared wood teeth, triangular handle with pearl shell inlay designs
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Dimensions Overall: 24.8 x 10.9 x 1 cm (9 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-851

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