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1933.18.9

Comb made with separate teeth and long stem with basketry work, decorated at the end with four banana seeds. [ZM 6/9/2004]

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1933.18.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Comb made with separate teeth and long stem with basketry work, decorated at the end with four banana seeds. [ZM 6/9/2004]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Fly River Massim
Person
Field collector Sydney Douglas Burrows
PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows
PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Banana Seed Plant
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 405 x 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.18.9
Research and responses

Observed on display in May 2008 by Harry Beran, author and specialist on the Massim area, who identified this as Massim rather than from Fly River. [ZM 06/05/2008]

Search terms: Ornament, Toilet, Comb, Toilet Article, Hair Ornament

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