Comb or warp beater with handle in form of human f

Made:
1860-1900 in British Columbia
Comb or warp beater with handle in form of human female (?)

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Comb or warp beater with handle in form of human female (?)
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Comb or warp beater with handle in form of human female (?) figure, wood, Northwest Coast Indian, British Columbia, 1860-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132165
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , .045kg
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)