Comb

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
One piece of black wood shaped to form two combs, one at each end. One comb has fine short teeth and the other has long thick teeth. The small comb has two etched lines just below the teeth and three etched lines at the centre. The larger comb has two etched lines below the teeth and four etched lines at the centre.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Wood, possibly ebony[?].
Measurements
200 x 62 x 10mm - HxWxD [verified].
Production place
Tanzania
Collection
Tanzanian Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1975/81/3

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