comb
- Museum number
- Oc1944,02.1624
- Description
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Comb cut from a single piece of bamboo, with incised design
- Curator's comments
- Beasley catalogue reads: Bt. Rev. A. H. Voyce, Methodist Mission, Kieta, Bougainville. / A collection of COMBS from Bougainville. / 3968 Siwai Maisua dist. (Like Teop do. tribal marks)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1944
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased in 1935 by Harry Beasley from Rev. H. Voyce of the Methodist Mission as part of a collection listed as 3903 to 3980 in Beasley's catalogue.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1944,02.1624
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: 3968 (Original Beasley collection number)