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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).

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4712 x 2974
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2 MB
Record
17209
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-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.
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