Black comb

Made:
1871-1920
Black comb, paddle-shaped, with 11 prongs

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Black comb, paddle-shaped, with 11 prongs
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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