Accession No

1923.99 C

Description

Comb - [From catalogue card:] '[One of] four haircombs... C. Made of tree fern wood which is prepared in much the same way as A.+B. [illegible] bark (red) and coloured grasses are used for the decorative patter and the lashings are rather more intricate. This form of plaiting seems dying out'.

Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Santa Ysabel

Period

Source

Edgell, William Henry (Rev.) [collector]; Edgell (Miss) [donor]

Department

Anth

Reference Numbers

1923.99 C

Cultural Affliation

Material

Wood; Plant; Fibre

Local Term

Measurements

Events