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Object Number
46-78-70/2432
Display Title
Comb of wood held together by woven threads
Descriptions
Object Description
Long vertical comb of wood held together by woven threads
Inventory Description
Comb, strands of thin, curved bark, bound together, woven band, tapered tips
Classification
- Comb
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Federated States of Micronesia
/
<State>
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Caroline Islands
Materials
Bark Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 33 × 7 × 0.5 cm (13 × 2 3/4 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46.78.70/2432
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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