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1954.8.97

Comb of a thin reed of bamboo with three teeth at one end and white feathers at the other. Carved with patterns picked out in white. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 6/2/2006]

1954.8.97

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Collection type
Object
Description
Comb of a thin reed of bamboo with three teeth at one end and white feathers at the other. Carved with patterns picked out in white. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 6/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
North Bougainville
Person
Field collector Arthur Henry Voyce
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
1934
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Bird Feather, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.8.97 Other numbers: 3733

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

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