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Heru

human history
  • Common Name
    comb
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Other Name

    comb fragments (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Remnants of a bone heru, comb fragments.

  • Accession Number
    1981.258
  • Accession Date
    15 Sep 1981
  • Other Id

    49776 (ethnology)

    3470 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
Heru, 49776

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    31 Mar 2023
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