Horn back comb with a square top and dyed abstract flower and sun design, twenty-six teeth (two missing).
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2483
Unknown
Probably New England
5 1/8 in x 5 7/8 in (HxW) (inches)
1936.472
Title Horn back comb Accession Number 1936.472
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1936.473
Title Tortoiseshell side comb Accession Number 1936.474
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1936.475
Title Tortoiseshell back comb Accession Number 1936.476
Title Accession Number
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