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Object Number
17-24-70/D871
Display Title
Men's ornamental comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Comb, eight flared teeth, teeth bound at intervals with thin copper wire to create handle, handle wrapped in brown fur at end, small wooden oval at end, two white feathers protrude from fur
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Humboldt Bay
Materials
Wood , Fur , Feather , Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 36 × 23 × 17.8 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/16 × 7 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D871
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 991-17-30/11720B | Set of four ornamental combs; tewash (peinella) |
Comb
|
Ecuador
| |
| 991-17-30/11720C | Set of four ornamental combs; tewash (peinella) |
Comb
|
Ecuador
| |
| 991-17-30/11720D | Set of four ornamental combs; tewash (peinella) |
Comb
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