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Object Number 39-17-70/1303
Display Title Woman's 5-pronged comb, bound with wire
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, bamboo, five splayed teeth, scalloped design and wire at handle
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mega Moi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sorong
Materials Bamboo, Wire
Dimensions Overall: 25.2 x 4.5 x 0.8 cm (9 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1303

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