Comb of whalebone

Made:
1850-1920
Comb of whalebone

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Comb of whalebone
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Comb of whalebone, handle decorated with carved dragonhead with mother-of-pearl eyes, probably from New Zealand and Maori, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656125
Materials:
whalebone and shell, mother of pearl
Measurements:
height 138 mm
width 58 mm
type:
combs

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