Comb Item Number: B63 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Comb with 12 long thin teeth and a handle with a curved edge. The comb curves outwards from side to side.
Cultural Context
Used by women.
Item History
- Made in Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Comb
- Identification Number
- B63
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 13.5 cm, width 5.9 cm, depth 1.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Semang
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0270