Black comb
- Made:
- 1871-1920
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Black comb, paddle-shaped, with 11 prongs, made of cane and decorated with inlaid mother-of-pearl, from Solomon Islands, 1871-1920.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A139258
- Materials:
- cane, mother-of-pearl, resin and fibre
- type:
- combs
- credit:
- Glendining
