Accession No
1920.546
Description
Comb - [From catalogue card:] 'Wooden comb. Decorated with inlaid pearl-shell'. [Added later:] 'Comb has 18th. Top becomes one long point'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
O'Ferrall, William Chamberlain (Rev.) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1920.546
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Plant; Fibre; Shell
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Triangular comb of light wood (possibly palm wood?) with long thin projection at the top. One side is inlaid with small serrated triangular pieces of shell. The base of the projection is bound with vegetable fibre.
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: 'Wooden comb. Decorated with inlaid pearl-shell'. [Added later:] 'Comb has 18th. Top becomes one long point'.
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
FM:268226
Images (Click to view full size):
