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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
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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