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Object Number 64-18-70/4248
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, flat, carved wood, 4 pointed tines, scooped handle
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: 16.5 x 3.6 x 1 cm (6 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4248/ 62.

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