Comb comprised of fish bone teeth set into cane grip

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Comb comprised of fish bone teeth set into cane grip, bound with wool thread, Peruvian, 1800-1900

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A167562
Materials:
bone, fish, cane and thread
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Puttick and Simpson Limited