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Object Number 96-25-70/49497
Display Title Ornamental comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, flaring tines with openwork carved and serrated designs, thin
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 27.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 cm (10 11/16 x 2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49497
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz

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