- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wooden comb decorated with blue and pink beadwork. [JP 11/1/2002]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Zulu
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1908
- Date collected
- By 1908
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1908
- Materials and processes
- Material Bead, Material Wood Plant, Process Beadwork
- Dimensions
- Length x Width 88 x 61 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1908.18.12
Search terms: Ornament, Bead, Hair Ornament
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