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Comb, trapezoidal, rhombus pattern

Combs like this probably served as hair ornaments.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Chancay-Kultur
Object type
Kamm
Dimensions
Länge: 8.5 cm, Breite: 10.9 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Cactus spines, Cotton
wrapped
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
114140

Provenance and sources

when
13th - 15th century AD.

where
Peru

when
1935
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object. G. Welsch, 1886 is mentioned as the collector. The Linden Museum received the comb from the collection of the Naturalienkabinett.

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