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1919.58.57.3

Fan-shaped hair comb made from pale coloured wood with eleven very fine teeth split from the same piece of wood. The base of the teeth are bound with narrow brown string and this binding also seperates the teeth from each other. [JP 16/12/2004]

1919.58.57.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fan-shaped hair comb made from pale coloured wood with eleven very fine teeth split from the same piece of wood. The base of the teeth are bound with narrow brown string and this binding also seperates the teeth from each other. [JP 16/12/2004]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim D’Entrecasteaux Islands Goodenough Island
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Bound, Process Split
Dimensions
Length: max 275 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.58.57.3

Search terms: Ornament, Toilet, Comb, Hair Ornament

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