Comb, wood, twine, feathers

Museum number:
11-42713
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
55 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
Comb, wood with twine wrapping, top curved, feathers attached to top by wrapping. 38.0 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 38 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, wood, twine, feathers, accession number 11-42713, described as Comb, wood with twine wrapping, top curved, feathers attached to top by wrapping. 38.0 cm. Wood, fiber, feathers. Used as hair ornamentation.

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