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Combs
Object Number 07-30-70/72472
Display Title Combs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kara nira
Object Description Combs, "Ornamented combs, patterned combs worn in the hair by men, the patterns of the neck and body of the comb are of orchid interwoven with red-stained coconut cuticle laid across the sticks of hardwood or palm wood that they bind together"
Inventory Description Comb, wood, yellow and red basketry and bamboo handle, painted
Classification
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 19.9 x 7.8 x 1.6 cm (7 13/16 x 3 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72472

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