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Bamboo comb
Object Number 07-45-70/72707
Display Title Bamboo comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, bamboo, five flared teeth, carved handle, thin metal wire wrapped in two places near joint of teeth and handle
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Dorek; Cape Mamori, near; Geelvink Bay, Northwest coast of
Materials Wood , Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 48.5 × 11.8 × 2.5 cm (19 1/8 × 4 5/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72707 ; 89-45

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