Comb Item Number: B618 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Comb made of one piece of light yellow wood. Wedge-shaped in cross-section with the curved handle being the widest at the centre and tapering off slightly to the sides where there is a semi-circular notch in each side just below the corners. Decorated with a pattern of five parallel lines above tines and at curved handle edge.
History Of Use
Used to groom and hold hair.
Narrative
Received by Joy Inglis in Bihar.
Item History
- Made in Bihar, India
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jerome Soreng before 1968
- Received from Jerome Soreng (Donor) during 1968
What
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Jerome Soreng
- Received from
- Jerome Soreng (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bihar, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0146/0018