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Wooden comb (rare)
Object Number 00-8-70/55289
Display Title Wooden comb (rare)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, incised decoration, openwork handle, large tines
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 15.5 x 1.1 cm (18 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55289
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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