Accession No
1978.11
Description
Wooden comb, flat, with teeth at both ends. Decorated with carved out areas and circular motifs.
Place
?Africa
Period
Source
Newall, Robert Stirling [executors; donor]; Newall, Robert Stirling [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1978.11
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
69mm x 187mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
(Bio) Annual Report notes a small ethnographic collection was given by the executors of the late Mr R.S.Newall
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Wooden carved comb'.
Event Date 29/1/2008
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
This comb was looked at in 2016 by Rachel Hand and Lucie Carreau who thought it more likely that this comb is from Africa.
Event Date 2016
Author: Louise Puckett
Description (Physical description)
Wooden comb, flat, with teeth at both ends. Decorated with carved out areas and circular motifs.
Event Date 17/10/2022
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:265049
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