Whalebone comb

Made:
New Zealand
Whalebone comb

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Whalebone comb, elaborately carved handles, Maori, New Zealand

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A17133
Materials:
whalebone and shell
Measurements:
height 210 mm
width 66 mm
depth 9 mm
type:
combs
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)