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heru

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human history
  • Common Name
    comb
  • Other Name

    comb (English)

    comb (English)

  • Description

    comb. Sides taper towards teeth. Top edge of frame is wavy, and incorporates a design consisting of 20 perforations with a carved design intertwined around them. On the reverse side, the 20 holes are visible with incised circular motifs at the top corners. Width 67 mm, thickness 2, frame length 59, teeth length 43. Total number of teeth 6, 5 remaining. Several pieces, repaired, plaster infill.

  • Place
    New Zealand
  • Associated Place

    Coromandel/Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

    Oruarangi Pa/Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1933.379
  • Accession Date
    1933
  • Other Id

    19641 (ethnology)

    14005 (Asset Register)

    1769 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Archaeology

  • Display Room

    Maori Court East

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