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1912.59.5

Long comb made of palm wood splints, bound together at one end with plant fibre. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/12/2004]

1912.59.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Long comb made of palm wood splints, bound together at one end with plant fibre. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 15/12/2004]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Stevens Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1912
Materials and processes
Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.59.5 Other numbers: 1912.ß.46

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