Crescent shaped comb with single edge of teeth

Made:: Sri Lanka

Tortoiseshell comb, crescent shaped, single edge of teeth

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Tortoiseshell comb, crescent shaped, single edge of teeth
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Tortoiseshell comb, crescent shaped, single edge of teeth, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A642679

Materials:: incomplete and tortoiseshell

Measurements:: overall: 107 mm x 61 mm x 2 mm,

type:: comb - grooming tool

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Crescent shaped comb with single edge of teeth

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