Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0247 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | Hair comb carved from a thin flat piece of ivory that has been cut into a somewhat rectangular shape; Lateral edges taper very gradually toward a rounded proximal end, wherein a large round hole is cut; Series of 13 evenly spaced parallel cuts have been made on distal end extending inward approx. 1/3 of the comb’s total length, forming 14 short teeth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 6.3 | |