Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
2013-18-23
From: Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Tol | Wonip
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-18-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Truk Islands | Tol Islands | Tol | Wonip |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Broad wooden comb with seven teeth. Above the teeth a decorative band of diamonds in black pigment. Beyond this band the comb tapers to a narrow handle, which is set off by a carved rectangular crosspiece decorated with a (different) black diamond pattern. |
| Height | 1.8 cm |
| Length | 27.5 cm |
| Width | 5.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
| Other Number | 304 - Collector Number |
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