Double-pronged comb of black hardwood with elaborately carved middle section

Made:
1880-1930
Double-pronged comb of black hardwood with elaborately carved

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Double-pronged comb of black hardwood with elaborately carved
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Double-pronged comb of black hardwood with elaborately carved middle section, decorated with incised circles and lines, from Zanzibar, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651159
Materials:
hardwood
type:
comb - grooming tool