Comb Item Number: C608 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A plain handle which tapers to a diamond-shaped finial, below which there are two horizontal rings carved at the top under the finial. Twelve long teeth fan outward radially. Twisted fibre cord is coiled around the middle.
Cultural Context
used by women
Item History
- Made in Papua, Indonesia 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
- C608
- Type of Item
- comb
- Material
- fibre and bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and woven
- Overall
- height 19.8 cm, width 6.7 cm, depth 0.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- West Papuan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua, Indonesia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0957