Double edged wooden comb carved. One side has fine teeth (1.5cm); one has coarse teeth (1.5 cm long). A solid wood section separates the 2 sides of the comb (2.2 cm).
Donor:
Robert I. Orlins
Collection place:
Kalabsha Village, Sudan
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Sudan, Kalabsha village.
Culture or time period:
Nubian
Collector:
Robert I. Orlins
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
February 8, 2005
Context of use:
Personal care.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
depth 0.5 centimeters, width 5.2 centimeters, and length 8.4 centimeters