comb (hair ornaments)

Tortoiseshell comb, consisting of a curved rectangular, mantilla panel and five bent prongs. The panel is decorated with a central pierced motif of three human figures and a dog set against a lattice of branches. Below is a spread eagle under a semicircular arch. To the left and right are two figures, perhaps representing saints, below a shield. Above are two angels holding a circular frame, within which is the profile of a female head.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
17.8.61/6
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 340 mm x 195 mm x 69 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
tortoiseshell
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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