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CAS 2002-0002-0006   CAS 2002-0002-0006; 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 Wood; Ivory
Description Double sided comb made by sandwiching very thinly carved wooden teeth between pair of ivory bars and securing them with additional ivory pieces at each end and gluing component parts together; Mountain temple scene is painted on one ivory bar and Chinese text is written on opposite face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.1, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 9.7

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0002-0007   CAS 2002-0002-0007; 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 Wood; Ivory
Description Double sided comb made by sandwiching very thinly carved wooden teeth between pair of ivory bars and securing them with additional ivory pieces at each end and gluing component parts together; Floral and bird motifs are painted on one ivory bar and Chinese text is written on opposite face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 4.1

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0002-0008   CAS 2002-0002-0008; 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 Wood
Description Comb whose outline and painted design depict a grasshopper; Series of very short teeth are carved along one edge of grasshopper’s midsection; “Made in China” is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0002-0009   CAS 2002-0002-0009; 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 Metal; Wood
Description Comb cut from single piece of wood; Overall shape is half of an octagon with the back of the comb much thicker; Small metal scroll is attached to one face and small metal knife (?) is attached on opposite face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 6.1

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0002-0010   CAS 2002-0002-0010; 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 Wood
Description Comb cut from single piece of wood; Overall shape is half of an octagon with the back of the comb much thicker; Comb is similar to CAS 2002-0002-0009 except larger and without decorative metal devices.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 9.5

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0002-0011   CAS 2002-0002-0011; 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
Description Elongated rectangular comb made by sandwiching row of carved bamboo teeth between two bamboo bars and gluing the component parts together; Grass or grain stem is stamped in black ink on one face and Chinese text with number “222” is stamped on opposite face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 15.1

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0002-0012   CAS 2002-0002-0012; 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 Wood
Description Single sided comb carved from single piece of wood; Back of comb is convex and is much thicker than remainder of comb; Bird and floral motifs are hand-painted (?) on one face and Chinese text is printed on opposite face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 13.6

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0002   CAS 2002-0001-0002; 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 short flat and rounded head with 15 very short teeth along convex edge of comb; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.8, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 18.1

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

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0004   CAS 2002-0001-0004; 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 in shape of hockey stick with long slender handle and short elongated head with 18 very short teeth; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.3, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 19.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0005   CAS 2002-0001-0005; 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 flat expanded head with convex distal edge and 45 short and closely spaced teeth; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.6, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 19.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0006   CAS 2002-0001-0006; 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 flat, rake-like head with 16 very short triangular teeth that are all cut to the same length; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.7, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 13.6

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0007   CAS 2002-0001-0007; 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 rectangular head with 7 very long and widely spaced teeth that are cut off in a straight line; All surfaces are sanded very smooth; Craftsman's hallmark is stamped or carved on face of comb just behind teeth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.7, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 21.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0008   CAS 2002-0001-0008; 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 expanded flat rake-like head with 20 very short triangular teeth that are all cut to the same length in a straight line; All surfaces are sanded very smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.1, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 18.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0009   CAS 2002-0001-0009; 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 rectangular head with 17 very long slender teeth that are cut to the same length in a straight line; Proximal ends of teeth form a semi-circle; All surfaces are sanded smooth; craftsman's hallmark is stamped or carved on face of comb just behind teeth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 21.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0010   CAS 2002-0001-0010; 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 Semi-circular shaped comb hand carved from single piece of wood; 52 medium length slender teeth are all cut off at the same length in a straight line; Proximal ends of teeth nearest each end of comb are shorter to conform to overall shape of comb; All surfaces are sanded smooth.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.3, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 9.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0011   CAS 2002-0001-0011; 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 Elongated rectangular comb with convex back and 37 very heavy teeth that are cut off to same length in straight line; All surfaces are sanded smooth; Craftsman's hallmark is stamped or carved on face of comb.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.1, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 16.4

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0012   CAS 2002-0001-0012; 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 Elongated rectangular comb with convex back and 24 very heavy teeth that are cut off to same length in straight line; All surfaces are sanded smooth; Craftsman's hallmark is stamped or carved on face of comb.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.8, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 14.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0147-0514   CAS 0147-0514; Comb
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Comb
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.4, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 12.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0013A,B   CAS 2002-0001-0013A,B; Comb with carrying case
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Comb with carrying case
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; Cardboard; Cloth
Description A: Comb carved from single piece of wood with long slender handle and elongated rectangular head with 45 short, finely spaced teeth perpendicular to handle; All surfaces are sanded smooth; craftsman's hallmark is stamped or carved on face of comb; B: Carrying case with pocket made from piece of cardboard that is covered in green cloth with a white floral print.
Dimensions (cm) Width = A=2.2; B=4.2, Thickness = A=0.4; B=0.7, Length = A=16.8; B=17.9
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