NHM-HT.86-2014
Parts
Object number
NHM-HT.86-2014
Object type
Identification
Description
Double-sided comb, with 1 long and 1 short comb bound in red and white string onto wooden strips, either side of a woven centre
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): 135mm
width (actual size): 135mm
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)
