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Bamboo comb--small amount of incised decoration; aboriginal native type
Bamboo comb--small amount of incised decoration; aboriginal native type
Object Number 40-12-70/1562
Display Title Bamboo comb--small amount of incised decoration; aboriginal native type
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, bamboo segment, joint at handle, seven cut teeth at other end
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 4.5 x 1.9 cm (10 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1562

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