Comb

Museum number:
5-5980
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Accession number:
Acc.2220
Description:
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.
Donor:
Arthur Storhaugh and Mrs. Arthur Storhaugh
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa; Kenya; Masai; probably Kamba
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collector:
Arthur Storhaugh
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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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