Concave bamboo comb with ten long teeth and rounded edges on the handle. On the outside a shallow ridge marks the handle, which is a tan colour, and the teeth which are a darker, ruddy-brown, having had the outer layer of the bamboo shaved off. The inner layers have also been shaved off of the teeth. Marks of manufacture are extant.

---

• Type of Item comb
• Culture Asmat
• Material wood
• Measurements height 14.4 cm, width 4.3 cm, depth 1.6 cm (overall)

---

• Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
• Received from Lorne Balshine

---

• Made in Papua

---

• Collection Date during 1980
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012

---

• Condition good
• Accession Number 2948/0126