Comb

Description

Comb with three teeth and carving on handle, two holes through handle, wood, Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Massim, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1902.300

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Comb, Head ornament

Production information

Unknown
Massim, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Date

Mid 19th century

Style / Culture

Melanesian

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wood; carving on handle

Associations

British New Guinea, New Guinea, Melanesia

Exhibitions

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

On display

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world cultures, patterns of life