Comb, incised bamboo

Museum number:
11-39249
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2342
Description:
Comb; bamboo; incised designs; darkened by burning on upper section
Donor:
Mrs. Marion Joubert
Collection place:
Lower Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1970-1971 #5: Dallas Museum of Art (August 20, 1970–December 18, 1970)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Comb, incised bamboo, accession number 11-39249, described as Comb; bamboo; incised designs; darkened by burning on upper sectionHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Comb, incised bamboo, accession number 11-39249, described as Comb; bamboo; incised designs; darkened by burning on upper section

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