Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

55-13-7

From: New Britain | West Nakanai

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 55-13-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Lakalai
Provenience New Britain | West Nakanai
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo | Lime
Description

Bamboo, one piece. Ten teeth. Top curved to blunt point. Horizontal bands of incised designs filled with white lime: zigzags and (across tops of teeth) triangles.

Height 20 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Credit Line New Britain Expedition; Ward Goodenough and C. A. Valentine, 1955

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