- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Square-handled comb made of wood.
- Cultural groups
- Marakwet
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1968
- Date collected
- 1968
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1968
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Width 53 mm, Length 151 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1968.20.34 Other numbers: E96
Search terms: Toilet, Ornament, Comb, Toilet Article, Hair Ornament
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