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1929.89.13

Wooden comb bound together with cotton yarn

1929.89.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden comb bound together with cotton yarn
Long description
Comb with wooden teeth bound with ornamental string work. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/12/2004]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Unknown
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date
Date collected
By 1929
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1929
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1929.89.13
Research and responses

Related Documents File [James Thomas Hooper, Catalogue of Ethnographical Material] - The museum has a photocopy of Hooper's accession and dispersal records, which are bound as two volumes and kept in a separate box file. Items are arranged according to Hooper's own numbering system [RTS 21/11/2003].

Search terms: Toilet, Ornament, Comb, Toilet Article, Hair Ornament

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