Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
P1330
From: Sumatra | Komering Agong
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1330 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Lampong |
Provenience | Sumatra | Komering Agong |
Date Made | 1901 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Metal | Turtle Shell (uncertain) |
Description | Ornamental hair comb worn by unmarried women. Floral decorated metal handle with five bunches of flowers wrapped with wire and a bird at the top also made from metal. One end has dangling diamond shaped metal bits. Teeth made from turtle shell. Kombang goyang. |
Height | 22 cm |
Width | 20 cm |
Thickness | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of H. M. Hiller and Alfred C. Harrison Jr., 1901 |
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