Double-pronged comb with carved middle section and incised pattern of lines and circles

Made:
1880-1930
Double-pronged comb of hard black wood with carved middle

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Double-pronged comb of hard black wood with carved middle
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Double-pronged comb of hard black wood with carved middle section and incised pattern of lines and circles, Zanzibar, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A140150
Materials:
wood, hard
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)