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Comb

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/11

A flat comb with 15 prongs, made from light brown sticks that are thinned at the top end, and tightly held together by a cross-bar weave. The comb is triangular in shape. The upper end is covered with a black substance and inlaid with mother-of-pearl triangles, the lower part constitutes the prongs. The comb is attached to a long thin handle, which has a small piece of twine attached to it.

  • Narrative

    Purchased by the donors from an antique dealer in London, UK in 1968.

  • Type of Item comb
  • Culture Solomon Islands
  • Material wood, mother of pearl shell, reed grass
  • Measurements height 2.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 36.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall
  • Made in Solomon Islands
  • Collection Date during 1968
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0011

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