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Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced featuring a design of five abstract foliate bunches, multiple small teeth (many missing).
combs (hair ornaments)
hair accessories
COMB
2557
Unknown
Probably American
3 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in (HxW) (inches)
1936.474
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
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