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1962.1.2

Comb carved out of one piece of wood with openwork handle. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/10/2005]

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1962.1.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Comb carved out of one piece of wood with openwork handle. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/10/2005]
Geographical reference
Samoa
Oceania > Polynesia > Samoa
Person
Field collector Coutts Trotter
PRM source Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1880
Date collected
1870 - 1880
Acquisition information
Donated: 1962
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Openwork
Dimensions
Length: max 300 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1962.1.2
Research and responses

Louisa Kathleen Haldane's father was Coutts Trotter. ... [Peter Riviere, 27 February 2008]

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