Comb

Description

Double headed comb with long teeth, both heads bound at the base with plant fibre, wood: Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Massim, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1883.91.54

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Comb, Head ornament

Production information

Unknown
Massim, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Melanesian

Materials

Wood, Plant fibre

Physical description

Wood

Associations

Previous owner: Goldie, Andrew, 1840 - 1891

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, patterns of life