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Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-6961, described as Native name: Kisanui- comb Comb; spade shaped wood with handle; red; l. 20 cm; w. 8 cm. Used by everybody for combing hair. Used by jerking the points in a backward motion. This type of comb is used all over AFrica and made by most tribes in Kenya. Materials: wood- matamayu tree Made by men Purchased by the collector in Nakuru market
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 5-5980, described as Comb; hard wood; flat cross-section; bulbous outline handle with inset nails forming "curry comb"; wooden teeth; L. 17.9 cm; w. handle 5 cm. Teeth broken; 7 remaining; probably 11 total.

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