Comb Item Number: 1884.71.61 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Notes Recorded During Mapping
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Frederick Dally
- Owned
- Received from Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers during 1884
What
- Name
- Comb
- Identification Number
- 1884.71.61
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- wood, haliotis shell and pitch
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, inlaid, glued and perforated
- Overall
- length 142.0 mm
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Creator
- “Unknown” ?
- Field Collector
- Frederick Dally
- Previous Owner
- “Frederick Dally. This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884. It was delivered to South Kensington Museum in March 1881. It was probably displayed at South Kensington Museum between 1881 - 1884.” ?
- Received from
- Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1884
Other
- Keyword
- Comb; Animal Figure; Hair Ornament; Toilet Article
- Class
- Ornament; Toilet; Figure