Comb

Museum number:
18-953
Permalink:
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Description:
Comb; wood teeth are attached to handle stick by network of fiver strips and heavy thread of native manufacture; leather thongs are attached at either end of teeth row to provide tension. Used to comb hair (to remove lice from hait). Length 10.3 cm. Width 3 cm.
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 18-953, described as Comb; wood teeth are attached to handle stick by network of fiver strips and heavy thread of native manufacture; leather thongs are attached at either end of teeth row to provide tension. Used to comb hair (to remove lice from hait). Length 10.3 cm. Width 3 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 18-953, described as Comb; wood teeth are attached to handle stick by network of fiver strips and heavy thread of native manufacture; leather thongs are attached at either end of teeth row to provide tension. Used to comb hair (to remove lice from hait). Length 10.3 cm. Width 3 cm.

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