Rectangular wooden comb with eight spines on either side of a central section, which is incised with lines along the edges of the rectangle. Carved from one piece of wood. [ASh [OPS move] 18/5/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular wooden comb with eight spines on either side of a central section, which is incised with lines along the edges of the rectangle. Carved from one piece of wood. [ASh [OPS move] 18/5/2016]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Boran
Person: Field collector Paul Trevor William Baxter; PRM source Paul Trevor William Baxter
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1953
Date collected: 1951 - 1953
Acquisition information: Donated: 1953
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length: max 244 mm, Depth: max 11 mm, Width: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1953.8.25 Other numbers: 11B

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