Wooden Comb Item Number: E206576-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Carved from yew? wood."Ian Reid (Heiltsuk) and Clyde Tallio (Nuxalk) of the delegation from Bella Bella, Bella Coola and Rivers Inlet communities of British Columbia made the following comments during the Recovering Voices Community Research Visit May 20th - 24th, 2013. Combs play an integral part in many of our stories. Especially when someone is being chased by a supernatural being and they pull out a magic comb. Oftentimes, the comb is put into the ground and a dense forest will appear.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Iver Fougner on September 18, 1900
What
- Name
- Wooden Comb
- Identification Number
- E206576-0
- Type of Item
- comb
Who
- Culture
- Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
- Received from
- Iver Fougner
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1900
Other
- Accession Number
- 037021