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Comb2878/38

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 rounded at the corners of its outer edge. The incised design consists of a chevron-like pattern centred on a horizontal line, below and above which there are four horizontal lines of dots, two on each side of the arrow design. On the bottom of the handle portion closest to the teeth are there are two additional horizontal lines. The design is the same on both sides of the handle. There is a vertical crack in the clay-like material of the handle on both sides, with a small area of what looks like glue at the crack on the top edge of the handle.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood and clay ?
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/37

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 three triangles with a circle at each point, beneath which there are four horizontal lines of dots, and is the same on both sides of the handle.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood and clay ?
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/36

Rectangular double-sided wooden comb with central handle and red and green yarn wrapping. The tines of the comb are set perpendicularly through a split in a central flat piece of wood. Between the two sets of the tines there is coloured yarn wrapped between each tine and around the wooden supports to secure the tines in place. At the top of the comb there are two pom-poms, one of which is black, green and red and the other of which is black, green, red and white. At the base of the comb there is a white, green and red tassel which attaches to the comb with a white piece of thread.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/35

Rectangular double-sided wooden comb with central handle and burgundy, green and blue yarn wrapping. The tines of the comb are set perpendicularly through splits in two central rounded pieces of wood. Between the two sets of the tines there is coloured yarn wrapped between each tine and around the wooden supports to secure the tines in place. The pattern of the yarn is a combination of red, green, and blue stripes. Around the top of the comb, above the teeth, there are two orange tassels, one on each of the two main support pieces. There is a small red thread holding together the orange threads. There is also red thread tied below the orange tassels and also below the lower portion of the teeth. At the other end of the support there is green thread tied around each of the wooden pieces. Hanging from the blue fibre is a brown thread which attached a blue and red tassel to the comb.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood and fibre
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/34

Half-circle shaped comb carved from a single piece of brown wood, with the tines finely carved along the flat side. The rounded handle portion of the comb has an image that resembles two stylized wings joined together incised on both sides. The overall shape of the image echoes the curve of the handle. Between this image and the row of tines, there is a row of dots followed by a solid line, another row of dots, and another solid line incised on both sides of the main body of the comb.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/33

Comb with handle carved from a single piece of brown wood. The handle is carved to depict two elephant heads, facing away from each other, trunks down to form the outer edges of the handle. The features of the elephant heads are incised on both sides of the handle. On both sides of the main body of the comb, beneath the elephant heads, there are 5 lines, a row of dots and then 4 more lines incised in the wood. There are three points of contact between the elephant heads and the body of the comb (the midpoint body of the handle and the end of each trunk), between which the wood has been carved out.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/32

Rectangular comb with handle carved from a single piece of brown wood. The handle is carved to depict a peacock, with features and feather patterns incised on both sides, as well as three circles carved out along the tail, each with a smaller hole carved out in the centre. On both sides of the main body of the comb, beneath the peacock, there are 6 lines, a row of dots and then 6 more lines incised in the wood. There are three points of contact between the peacock and the body of the comb (the beak, the feet and the end of the tail), between which the wood has been carved out.

Culture
Indian
Material
wood
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/31

Square comb made of several small, thin pieces of wood, each tapered to a point at one end, lashed together with thin strips of light to dark brown grass(?). The strips of material that hold the tines of the comb together are woven in a raised chevron pattern down the centre of the comb, and in a diamond pattern from the centre raised design to the top edge of the wooden pieces on the side opposite the tapered points. The raised centre pattern is the same on both front and back surfaces of the comb, while the diamond pattern appears in the negative and positive on either side. The flat ends of the tines are blackened with a burnt appearance.

Culture
Indian
Material
grass ? and wood
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/30

Rectangular comb made of several small, thin pieces of wood, each tapered to a point at one end, lashed together with thin strips of light to dark brown grass(?) between two metal pieces. One of the end metal pieces has a loop bent into it at the midpoint, while the other is flat. The strips of material that hold the tines of the comb together are woven in a raised chevron pattern down the centre of the comb, and in a diamond pattern from the centre raised design to the top edge of the wooden pieces on the side opposite the tapered points. The raised centre pattern is the same on both front and back surfaces of the comb, while the diamond pattern appears in the negative and positive on either side. On the side opposite the hook there is a small thread which is wrapped around the end of the comb. The flat ends of the tines are blackened with a burnt appearance.

Culture
Indian
Material
grass ?, wood, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Comb2878/29

Rectangular comb made of several small, thin pieces of wood, each tapered to a point at one end, lashed together with thin strips of light to dark brown grass(?) between two metal pieces. One of the end metal pieces has a loop bent into it at the midpoint, while the other is flat. The strips of material that hold the tines of the comb together are woven in a raised chevron pattern down the centre of the comb, and in a diamond pattern from the centre raised design to the top edge of the wooden pieces on the side opposite the tapered points. The raised centre pattern is the same on both front and back surfaces of the comb, while the diamond pattern appears in the negative and positive on either side. On the side opposite the hook there is a small thread which is wrapped around the end of the comb. The flat ends of the tines are blackened with a burnt appearance.

Culture
Indian
Material
grass ?, wood, metal and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Odisha, India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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