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4-pronged bamboo comb with carved end
4-pronged bamboo comb with carved end
Object Number 39-17-70/1301
Display Title 4-pronged bamboo comb with carved end
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, bamboo, four splayed teeth, cutout design with plant fiber at handle
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mega Moi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sainke Doek
Materials Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 2.5 x 6 cm (9 7/16 x 1 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1301

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