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Comb
Object Number 16-55-70/D632
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, small semi-circular wooden comb, red and white beads along outer edge of comb, layers of multiple beaded strands extending from comb, strands consist primarily of white beads strung with fiber, various strands have colored beads and small metal discs interspersed, multicolored small fiber tassels at end of each beaded strand
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bagobo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Glass beads , Wood , Cotton , Dye , Fiber , Metal
Dimensions Overall: 26 × 19 × 3.7 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-632

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