Description (CMS Description)
One of 9 combs, ornamented.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2782 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Combs, ornamental for the hair, 9 in number, a to j, 8 von Hugel, 1 A. H. Gordon.' [stamped in blue ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875'. [added in blue pen:] 'Z 2782 (9) = 1891 42 (3). [added in pencil:] '1923-H 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 46, 47; 1884. G 25; Brady 1891. Some OX 944. Not registered 1923.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '2/4'. [stamped in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 2'. A small round red sticker pasted on the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 2782. Combs, ornamental for the hair, 9 in number, a to j. 8 von Hugel, 1 A. H. Gordon. Showcase number 2.' [added in pencil:] '1923 H.41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 46, 47; 1884 G.25; Brady 1891. Not registered 1923. Some OX 944'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '2/4'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z 2782 (7)' inscribed in black ink on one prong. '1923.H47' inscribed in faded white ink on another prong.
Event Date 30/10/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Comb carved from a single piece of light wood (?vesi). 10 prongs. The width of the prongs is narrower than the width of the handle - it seems that one prong has been broken on one side and two on the other side. The handle is carved with openwork over two levels separated with a V-shaped ridge. The top level shows an openwork heart-shape. The lower level also shows an openwork heart shape framed by two open work triangles.
Event Date 30/10/2013
Author: maa