Wooden comb

Wooden comb, wide-pronged, with arched handle

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Wooden comb, wide-pronged, with arched handle
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Wooden comb, wide-pronged, with arched handle, engraved with stylized flower and leaf design and Islamic script, from Middle East, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657120
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
length 168 mm
width 89 mm
back of handle: thickness 12 mm
type:
comb - grooming tool