- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Comb of wood with grass-work binding
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1873
- Date collected
- August 1870 - September 1873
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1921
- Materials and processes
- Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Process Bound, Process Dyed, Process Basketry
- Dimensions
- Length: max 196 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1921.93.130
Search terms: Ornament, Toilet, Comb, Hair Ornament, Toilet Article
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