- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Comb of pointed wooden sticks, tied together with string. [MJD (Verve) 8/11/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Rundi
- Person
- Field collector William Alfred Cunnington
- PRM source William Alfred Cunnington
- PRM source Miss E.B. Cunnington
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1938
- Date collected
- By 1938
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1938
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Bound, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 5 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 133 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.21.24
Search terms: Toilet, Ornament, Comb, Toilet Article, Hair Ornament
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