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Hair ornament resembling comb
Hair ornament resembling comb
Object Number 47-73-70/2786
Display Title Hair ornament resembling comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, 4 prongs, openwork basketry projection topped with feather ring
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Upper; Malu
Materials Wood, Feather, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22.7 x 4.5 x 15 cm (8 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2786; L-62

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