Comb

Museum number:
3-28955
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Comb; made from horn in the shape of a fish, features of fish painted on one side plus the word “petrita”
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Comb, accession number 3-28955, described as Comb; made from horn in the shape of a fish, features of fish painted on one side plus the word “petrita”Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Comb, accession number 3-28955, described as Comb; made from horn in the shape of a fish, features of fish painted on one side plus the word “petrita”Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Comb, accession number 3-28955, described as Comb; made from horn in the shape of a fish, features of fish painted on one side plus the word “petrita”Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Comb, accession number 3-28955, described as Comb; made from horn in the shape of a fish, features of fish painted on one side plus the word “petrita”
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 3-28955, described as Comb; made from horn in the shape of a fish, features of fish painted on one side plus the word “petrita”

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