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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0003   CAS 2002-0001-0003; Comb
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Comb
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Comb hand carved from single piece of wood with long slender handle and elongated rake-like head with 33 closely spaced teeth ranging in length from 0.7 cm to 2.2 cm; Distal ends of teeth are cut off in straight line, while their proximal ends form a semi-circle; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 20.2