Comb Item Number: 2878/39 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Small rectangular comb made of several small, thin pieces of light brown wood, each tapered to a point at one end, set closely together in a reddish-brown clay-like material that has shiny surface and geometric design incised on the surface. The clay-like material forms a sort of handle for the comb, and is pointed at the corners of its outer edge. The incised pattern consists of one large triangle, below which there are four horizontal lines of dots. In the centre of the triangle there are three circles close together in a triangular shape, and there is one circle in each top corner of the handle. The pattern is the same on both sides of the handle.