Comb, wood, twine, feathers

Museum number:

11-42712

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Alternate number:

56 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.3562

Description:

Comb, wood with twine wrapping, curved top with 5 feathers attached by wrapped twine. Single feather attached with purple twine may be later addition. 5 splayed teeth. 37.0 cm. Wood, fiber, feathers. Used as hair ornamentation.

Donor:

Caroline Mytinger

Collection place:

Western Papua New Guinea

Culture or time period:

New Guinea, Papua Island

Collector:

Caroline Mytinger

Materials:

Feather (material) and Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Combs (grooming tools)

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

July 22, 1980

Context of use:

hair ornamentation

Department:

Oceania

Dimensions:

length 37 centimeters

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