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Wooden comb
Object Number 64-18-70/4251
Display Title Wooden comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, flat, rectangular, pointed tines, spot of pigment
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kapauku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mapia Region; Wissel Lakes, West of; Western Highlands of West N
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 3.3 x 0.8 cm (6 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4251/ 65.

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