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Comb

MAA: University of Cambridge

1947.59 A-B

A) A plaster cast model of a wooden comb from the Victoria Museum, B.C. The comb has a face carved onto it with a hooked nose, possibly an eagle. The cast has been stained brown. B) A plaster cast of a bear head side view with a small figure on its head.The head is on what appears to be a broken stick. Light brown colour.; Good

  • Context

    The comb and stick are possibly Tlingit (G.Crowther). The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Combs were often used by shamans, the stick may be the cast of a trap stick made from whalebone. These sticks were used as trigger mechanisms in deadfall traps, the crest carved on the stick serving to lure the prey (G.Crowther).

  • Type of Item comb
  • Culture Tlingit
  • Material plaster
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Acquisition Date during 1947
  • Keyword Models; Personal Adornment; Hunting; Magic and Religion; Trapping

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