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Comb, splints of bamboo
Object Number 18-20-70/D1206
Display Title Comb, splints of bamboo
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, sticks radiating from carved and pigmented clay handle, zoomorphic motif
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Wood, Clay, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 29.7 x 11.6 x 4 cm (11 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1206 134630.

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