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"Double comb carved from wood with an openwork centrepiece. Daintily worked. Swahili" Shape: With large tines on one side and fine tines on the other Colour: Black Pattern: Openwork in the centrepiece in the form of triangles, half-rounds and four squares. In between concentric ring patterns Condition: Good. Only minor damage to some prongs

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Swahîli
Object type
Comb
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 0,6 x 19,7 x 8,3 cm
Gewicht: 55 g
Material/Technique
Wood (flat)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 16575

Provenance and sources

when
20th century (beginning)
where
Kenya [Land/Region]
Tanzania [Land/Region]
who
Swahîli

who
Sydow, Paul - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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