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Back Scratcher

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Date

1900-1939

GUSN

GUSN-70600

Description

Fork shaped head; pierced hndl with twisted neck

Details

Descriptive Terms

back scratchers
bamboo (material)
carving (processes)
wood (plant material)
bamboo (material)
Bamboo
Carved
SCRATCHER, BACK

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

16.325 x 1.25 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2717

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