Comb, Plastic Item Number: 176-10-B from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Original CatalogNotes & References: IMITATION TORTOISE SHELL WOMEN'S BACK COMB, POPULAR 1908 SEARSDates Range: Mark/Pattern: Modern (less than 50 years old):

Credit Line

Courtesy of the US Bureau of Reclamation

Collection Owner

Held in trust for the US Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office

Notes

Catalog number inventoried by USBR on August 26, 2005.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Dimension Details

Original Catalog: Metric: 4 1/2" L MNA: 1 Count Details: Frag #: Comp #: 1 Original Count: 1 Burke Museum Count: 15 Burke Museum Count Notes: Several teeth have broken off comb. While there exists 1 complete (but fragmented) comb inside the bag, I believe documenting the separation of teeth from comb warrants changing the status of the comb to Fair as well as to Fragment.

Item History

What

Name
Comb, Plastic
Identification Number
176-10-B
Type of Item
plastic comb
Material
plastic and hair
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 22.9 g

Who

Field Collector
Inc. Archaeological Investigations Northwest

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Box Number
2-Apr
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
15
Unit
EU 40
Level
Not listed
Object Category
Plastic
Object Sub Category
Plastic