Comb
Artist:
Solomon Islands
Date: 1893 or before
Medium: Coconut rib, mother-of-pearl
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 1893.1.26 LA
DescriptionDark brown coconut mid-ribs in hourglass shape. Top has three long points. Wrapped mid-section. Inlaid with mother-of-pearl triangles set with gum. "Bird" head on either end of plaiting above teeth. 21 teeth.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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