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Wooden comb
Object Number 64-18-70/4244
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, flat, pointed tines, rectangular cut out base
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kapauku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Mapia Region; Wissel Lakes, West of; Western Highlands of West N
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 4.8 x 0.6 cm (4 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4244

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