Small comb

Made:
1840-1933
SMG00168254

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Small comb, fine wood teeth between two pieces of cane sealed with gum or resin and bound with wool thread, Peruvian, 1840-1933

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A167563
Materials:
wood, teeth, cane, handle, gum, ? material, resin, ? material and wool, thread binding
Measurements:
length 61 mm
width 39 mm
thickness 10 mm
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Puttick and Simpson Limited

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