Comb Item Number: 3092/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A flat comb with 15 prongs, made from light brown sticks that are thinned at the top end, and tightly held together by a cross-bar weave. The comb is triangular in shape. The upper end is covered with a black substance and inlaid with mother-of-pearl triangles, the lower part constitutes the prongs. The comb is attached to a long thin handle, which has a small piece of twine attached to it.
Narrative
Purchased by the donors from an antique dealer in London, UK in 1968.
Item History
- Made in Solomon Islands
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Ingeborg Marshall before November 18, 2014
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall (Donor) on November 18, 2014
What
- Name
- Comb
- Identification Number
- 3092/11
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- wood, mother of pearl shell and reed grass ?
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 36.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Solomon Islands
- Previous Owner
- Ingeborg Marshall
- Received from
- Ingeborg Marshall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Solomon Islands
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before November 18, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on November 18, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3092/0011