Accession No

Z 6745


Description

Comb - [From catalogue card:] 'Comb' [added later:] 'Long narrow light wood. A pattern has been engraved on the handle but this is now fading. The top 1-2cm of the teeth is bound with cord. 7 teeth (2 broken).


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands


Period


Source

Unknown


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 6745


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Plant; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Thin comb of light wood, with a tapering handle and 7 prongs. The handle is incised with bands of cross-hatching. A piece of twisted cord bound at the base of the prongs and then sewn around them.
Event Date 21/5/2015
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Comb' [added later:] 'Long narrow light wood. A pattern has been engraved on the handle but this is now fading. The top 1-2cm of the teeth is bound with cord. 7 teeth (2 broken).
Event Date 21/5/2015
Author: maa


FM:268247

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