Comb Item Number: C93 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A rectangular handle decorated with white and blue beads creating a pattern of lozenges on one side only. Bound with bark fibre in a geometric pattern. Twelve long teeth extend outward.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in Tonga before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Comb
- Identification Number
- C93
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- glass, bark fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- tied
- Overall
- height 42.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 1.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tongan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tonga
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 54
- Accession Number
- 2191/0515