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Comb, trapezoidal, rhombus pattern

Combs like this probably served as hair ornaments.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Natural History Cabinet; 1857
  • Production
    when
    13th - 15th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
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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Legal status metadata
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