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Comb made of cactus (agave)
Comb made of cactus (agave)
Object Number 78-40-10/14943
Display Title Comb made of cactus (agave)
Descriptions
Object Description Comb made of cactus (agave)
Inventory Description Comb or brush made of bundled vegetable fiber wrapped with twisted fiber cord.
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cahuilla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Riverside County / Palm Springs
Additional Geographic Terms White Water Station
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 3.8 x 3 cm (3 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14943
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (September 1878)
Collector Paul Schumacher (1878)

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