Small carved wooden comb

Made:
1880-1930 in Sudan
Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle
Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle

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Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle
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Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle
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Small carved wooden comb, 5 teeth, anthropomorphic ? handle, Bari, south eastern Sudan, Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A137645
Materials:
wood
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Glendining

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