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Object Number 37-98-70/839
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Indigenous Term soekoesese
Inventory Description Comb, four reed segments, wood teeth, plant fiber lashing, black pigment
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 6.5 x 0.9 cm (2 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/839

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