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Catalog Number CAS 2002-0002-0005   CAS 2002-0002-0005; Comb
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Comb
Culture Chinese
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950-1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Cotton
Description Double sided comb made by sandwiching row of carved wooden teeth between two halves of split bamboo stem and securing and spacing them with cotton string wrapped between every tooth; Teeth are located near one end of bamboo stem, with other end serving as handle.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.3, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 16.2