Fair-sectioned comb (Indian or Burmese)

Made:: 1880-1920 in India and Myanmar

Fair-sectioned wooden comb consisting of two interlocked

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Fair-sectioned wooden comb consisting of two interlocked
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Fair-sectioned wooden comb consisting of two interlocked double-sided combs, Indian or Burmese, 1880-1920

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A193094

Materials:: complete and sandalwood

Measurements:: open: 58 mm x 43 mm,
closed: 87 mm x 70 mm x 6 mm,

type:: comb - grooming tool

credit:: Tunbridge Wells Municipal Museum

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Fair-sectioned comb (Indian or Burmese)

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