NHM-HT.84-2014
Parts
Object number
NHM-HT.84-2014
Object type
Identification
Description
Large, double-sided wood and woven string comb. With 1 short, 1 long comb edge, and zig-zag woven pattern between the 2 bound comb edges
Comments
Display label:
'18. Xingu Indian hair Combs. Brazil 1971'
'18. Xingu Indian hair Combs. Brazil 1971'
Description
Dimensions
length (actual size): 130mm
width (actual size): 130mm
width (actual size): 130mm
Material
wood
textile
textile
Production
People
Place
Brazil
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Hanbury-Tenison, R., Beauty Freely Given: A Universal Truth. Artefacts from the Collection of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Garage Press, 2012 (p. 18)
