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1988.6.1

Hair ornament: comb made from wooden teeth held together by plaited plant fibre forming decorative patterns. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2004]

1988.6.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hair ornament: comb made from wooden teeth held together by plaited plant fibre forming decorative patterns. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2004]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
Malaita East Kwaio Sinalugu Bush 'Afou Hamlet
Person
Field collector David Akin
PRM source David Akin
PRM source Ben Burt
Date / Period
Date made: 1980-1990
Date collected
?1987
Acquisition information
Purchased: 02/1988
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length 160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1988.6.1

Search terms: Ornament, Religion, Amulet, Hair Ornament, Comb

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