Comb
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "CARVED FROM WOOD. SURMOUNTED BY A HUMAN FIGURE."
label: Notes
content: Peale # 251. Peale catalogue describes #s 251-253 as "Wooden combs made by the natives of Oregon."
label: Notes
content: Comb carved from single piece of wood. On one side of upper portion a seated human figure is carved into a recessed niche. It faces forward, with hands resting on abdomen. On reverse side, the head of a bear is carved in the round. Nine teeth form base of comb.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Oregon Territory, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Northwest Coast Indian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E2703-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Comb
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 19.8 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 5.5 cm