Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

P1330

From: Sumatra | Komering Agong

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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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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