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Object Number 48-56-70/3121
Display Title Combs made from section of cane
Descriptions
Object Description Combs made from section of cane
Inventory Description Combs, carved wood, splayed tines, flat ridged and geometric handle, fiber bound
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 8.5 x 0.7 cm (8 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 48-56-70/3121
Provenance
Collector Dr. Harry Clark (1917 - 1948)

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