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Comb
Object Number 13-9-70/85294
Display Title Comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, beaded handle, incised and painted scroll design
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Wood, Metal, Glass, Pigment, Shell?
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 5.4 x 0.9 cm (4 15/16 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85294

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