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Woman's comb
Object Number 13-24-60/84993
Display Title Woman's comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, bamboo segment, rectangular, long cut teeth on one end, dark stain
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Materials Bamboo, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 28.6 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm (11 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 84993

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