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Inlaid wooden comb, string handle attached
Inlaid wooden comb, string handle attached
Object Number 974-21-70/5420
Display Title Inlaid wooden comb, string handle attached
Descriptions
Object Description Inlaid wooden comb, string handle attached, 9.5 in. l. x 2 in. w.
Inventory Description Comb, triangular, inlaid shell handle, flared wood teeth, twisted fiber tie
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Materials Wood, Shell, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 24.4 x 6.6 x 0.7 cm (9 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-21-70/5420; 3

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