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Comb
Comb

Comb

Artist
Date1892-93
MediumCoconut midribs, plant fiber
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineBequest of Carrie Ormsbee
Object number1936.67.18
DescriptionCoconut midribs, blackened. handle covered with very fine geometric pattern woven of straw-colored fiber. Central section decorated with red and straw-colored weaving. Top, center and bottom of handle held together by brown woven fiber. Two short prongs at end of handle. 22 teeth.
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Comb or selu
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1892-93
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1893 or before
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1892-93
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