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Object Number
40-12-70/1557
Display Title
Bamboo comb--black filled incisions; probably modelled after Shortland+
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Comb, bamboo segment, nine cut teeth at one end, incised and darkened design
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Bougainville Island
Materials
Bamboo, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 22.7 x 5.3 x 2.2 cm (8 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1557
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