Woman's comb

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Object Number 78-46-70/15325

Display Title Woman's comb

Descriptions

Inventory Description Comb, sharp wood tines, brown and buff woven fiber binding, dotted

Classification

Comb

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Tonga

Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 4.7 x 0.3 cm (6 x 1 7/8 x 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 15325

Provenance

Collector Charles Derby (1855-1860 - October 1878)

Donor Charles Derby (1855-1860 - October 1878)

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