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Combs
Object Number 07-30-70/72473
Display Title Combs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kafa 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, long basketry handle, painted
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Malaita Island
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 28.6 x 5.3 x 1.1 cm (11 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72473

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Combs
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