| Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0007 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Comb |
| Culture |
Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Vanuatu (New Hebrides) |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Torba |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Reef Islets, Banks Islands |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1920s |
| Collection Name |
Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) |
| Materials |
Wood |
| Description |
Large hair comb carved from single piece of wood; Overall shape is rectangular with elongated, spatulate handle; Both faces are planed very smooth; 27 rounded teeth are carved from distal end and they extend approx. half total length of comb; Teeth taper abruptly at distal end to sharp points; "Moia" (possibly "Mota"?) is carved into surface on proximal end of comb; Spatulate handle is constricted near its base and flares out toward its proximal end which is rounded. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 14.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 36.5 |