Accession No
1920.547
Description
Comb - [From catalogue card:] 'Wooden comb. Decorated with inlaid pearl-shell'. [Added later:] 'On one side. 13 teeth. Top goes to a single point'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
O'Ferrall, William Chamberlain (Rev.) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1920.547
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Plant; Fibre; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Shell inlay only on one side, almost symmetrical along a vertical axis. Made from small serrated triangular pieces of shell.
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
A note on the catalogue card suggests that this object is a 'Duplicate'.
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: 'Wooden comb. Decorated with inlaid pearl-shell'. [Added later:] 'On one side. 13 teeth. Top goes to a single point'.
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
FM:264759
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