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Comb
Artist:
Samoa
Date: 1892-93
Medium: Fiber, wood, coconut
Dimensions:
7 11/16 × 1 1/2 in. (19.5 × 3.8 cm)
Classification: Costume
Credit Line: Gift of Carrie Ormsbee
Object number: 1927.1.19
DescriptionOrnamental comb for hair. Dark brown teeth. Fiber interwoven on convex surface. 37 teeth. Intricately woven fiber, top portion natural and dark brown in zig-zag pattern with center row of diamond. Mid-section of joined teeth with center strip of yellow chevron pattern on red background.
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In Collection(s)
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