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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