comb; for ornamental use; section of bamboo splint arranged fanlike in frame-work of three pairs of longer splints tied at top; pairs are joined with hair; hair woven through middle of entire assembly, glass beads added; 24 cm.l.
Donor:
Lloyd W. Swift
Collection place:
Tonga
Verbatim coll. place:
Tonga att.
Culture or time period:
Tongan
Collector:
Josephine Hall Bishop
Collection date:
1917
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Glass (material), and Hair (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles and 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements