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1909.30.60

Comb with long teeth and long handle, bound with string where the teeth begin. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2004]

1909.30.60

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Collection type
Object
Description
Comb with long teeth and long handle, bound with string where the teeth begin. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2004]
Person
Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear
Field collector HMS Challenger
Field collector HMS Alert
Field collector HMS Flying Fish
PRM source Julia Maclear
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
1873 - 1876 [Challenger] and 1879 - 1891 [other surveying work]
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 370 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.30.60

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