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Comb

The comb is made of individual sticks of bamboo, which are fixed at the bottom with vegetable putty. The putty is colored and decorated with ornaments. Combs of this kind were made by men and were part of a bride's jewellery.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Kamm
Dimensions
Width: 140.0 mm
Height: 310.0 mm
Material/Technique
Red chalk, Parinarium putty, Bamboo
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/0125

Provenance and sources

  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    1927
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Admiralty Islands (location/origin)
    Melanesia (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    Papua New Guinea (location/origin)
    Bismarck Archipelago (location/origin)
    who
    Pfaff-Giesberg, Robert - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
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