Comb, Ivory Item Number: 1989-57/16-P1-1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Comb with anthropomorphic face at center, and two animals with tongues sticking out forming arch above face; ten comb teeth - all partially or completely reconstructed. Found about four feet from the surface.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen
Geographical Search Terms
Clallam County North America Northwest Coast Olympic Peninsula Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Dimension Details
Thickness:0.700 cm
Item History
- Collected by Harold G. Bergen on May 1, 1958
What
- Name
- Comb, Ivory
- Identification Number
- 1989-57/16-P1-1
- Type of Item
- ivory comb
- Material
- bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and ground
- Overall
- length 8.5 cm, width 6.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Harold G. Bergen
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on May 1, 1958
Other
- Accession Number
- 1989-57
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Bone/Antler/Ivory
- Object Sub Category
- Ivory, Modified