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Object Number 07-45-70/72629
Display Title Man's comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, wood tines, woven fiber binding, curved handle, feather extension
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Humbolt Bay
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 9 x 5.5 cm (11 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72629

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