Accession No
Z 10985
Description
Comb - [From catalogue card:] 'Comb all of wood with centre portion stained brown. [sketch on card].'
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; San Cristoval
Period
Source
Drew, Frederic Henry (Rev.) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 10985; MAA: ?E 1910.61; ?E 1910.144 [incorrect]; AR 1911.376
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Plant; Fibre; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Similar combs in MAA collections were collected by Reverend Drew on Florida Island.
Event Date 20/8/2015
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (CMS Description)
Comb of wood having 14 teeth and 4 projections at the top: 2 lateral and 2 vertical in the centre. Parts of the comb have been painted black on one side and most of the surface has been painted black on the other side.
Event Date 20/8/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: A small label glued to the catalogue card reads: 'E 1910.144 / San Cristoval / F.H. Drew' in black ink.
Event Date 20/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Comb all of wood with centre portion stained brown. [sketch on card].'
Event Date 20/8/2015
Author: maa
FM:268598
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