Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

33-38-7

From: Chile | Cautin Province | Vicinity of Temuco

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 33-38-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mapuche
Provenience Chile | Cautin Province | Vicinity of Temuco
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Root | Fiber
Description

Made of roots which are traded from Patagonia across the Andes to Chile. A small bundle is doubled in the middle to form a loop handle and wound with red, green, and brown yarn to make a stiff brush.

Length 24.1 cm
Credit Line Exchange with Samuel K. Lathrop, 1933

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