Comb (Hair - grooming tool)
65-10-37
From: Peru | Rio Curanja
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Bu Ati |
| Object Number | 65-10-37 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cashinahua |
| Provenience | Peru | Rio Curanja |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Cord | Bone | Resin (material) |
| Description | Partially rounded pieces of wood make teeth, bound together by alternating rows of waxed black cord and whtie cord; handle made of 4 long teeth similarly bound; teeth uneven, longer ones outside, shorted ones near handle; ends covered with wax (cf. 65-10-56); split reed bound to teeth between rows of cord; small red, white, yellow feathers at handle end and ends of reed. Women's comb. |
| Length | 19.3 cm |
| Width | 12.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Kenneth M. Kensinger, 1965 |
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