Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6503 |
| Keywords | Comb (work-in-progress) |
| Description | A wooden haircomb, work-in-progress. See IIc6196 for a completed example of a hand carved comb made from buffalo horn. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Personal object |
| Dimensions | 3.8 cm high 16.2 cm wide |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used; commercially manufactured plastic haircombs are now widely available. |
| Material | Buffalo horn |
| Technique | Hand carved and pressed |
| Institution/Holder: object | Museum der Kulturen Basel |
| Collector | Dr Alfred Bühler |
| Date Collected | August 1935 |
| Place Collected | Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| File Copyright | Museum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014 |
| MKB/Buehler object title | Rohnmaterial für Kamm, G |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Suri, M Sasuit, T |
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