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- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 20847
- World Region
- Pacific Islands
- Region
- Melanesia
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- State/Province
- Guadalcanal
- Geographic Location
- South Pacific
- Description
- Wooden pick-comb with shell inlays. The comb has 18 teeth, the entire comb is carved from a single piece of wood. The shell designs are interspersed with black patterns either carved or burned into the wood; the designs are on the body and handle of the comb and are different on each side. The design is star-shaped on one side (with shell inlay) and abstract on the other (no shell inlay).
- Image Categories
- Artifact Function: Dress and Personal Adornment: Toiletries
- Artifact Material: Animal Materials
- Artifact Material: Botanical
- Source Type Detail
- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4712 x 2974
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 17209
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17209/17209
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/anthro1ic:17209:17209
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"Wooden pick-comb with shell inlays. The comb has 18 teeth, the entire comb is carved from a single piece of wood. The shell designs are interspersed with black patterns either carved or burned into the wood; the designs are on the body and handle of the comb and are different on each side. The design is star-shaped on one side (with shell inlay) and abstract on the other (no shell inlay).". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17209/17209. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. March 29, 2024.