Trobriand Island Hair Comb with 10 Tines

A fine & unusual hair comb with ten tines on a woven haft,…
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A fine & unusual hair comb with ten tines on a woven haft, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964. Provenance: collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 & 1965, length 46 cm

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