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Comb
Object Number 76-28-10/9588
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Object Description Comb
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, 5 teeth of vrious sizes attached to small handle with string,
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modoc
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms California, north; Capt Jack
Materials Wood, String
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 4.9 x 0.7 cm (2 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 9588
Provenance
Collector Sgt. Thomas Eisenbeis (Unknown)
Donor Dr. Walter James Hoffman (03/10/1876)

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