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Object Number 07-45-70/72681
Display Title Combs for men
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, pointed wood tines, fiber bound, some with quills and seed finials
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Djamna; North Coast New Guinea; Humbolt Bay, West of
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 12.5 x 1.3 cm (11 13/16 x 4 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 72681

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