DepartmentAsia

Comb

NameComb

Artist Artist not recorded

Dateca 1970

Place madeNEPAL, ASIA

Mediumwood

Dimensions2 1/4 x 4 7/16 x 5/8 in. (5.7 x 11.2 x 1.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Dr. Marshall Clinard Ph. D., A.1989.38.18

Object numberA.1989.38.18

Collections

Asia

DescriptionCarved hardwood, natural dark brown. Solid edge is arched, like a hill, tapering outward slightly at each end. Long teeth, closely and evenly placed.

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