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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
Materials
Reed, Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
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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