Comb

Ethnicity: Papuans.
Place of origin: Papua New Guinea.
Geographical location of the place of origin: Gorendu village, Maclay Coast.
Material: wood, wool fiber.
Technique: carving, winding.
Dimensions: length 29 cm, width 4 cm.
Date: second decade of the XXI century (approx. 2014-2015).
Collectors-person: Miklouho-Maclay Nickolay Nikolaevich.
Time of use: 2017.
Usage: part (accessory) of a man’s festive costume.
Condition: good.
The Kunstkamera collections analogue: Number МАЭ №168-3/3-b.
Keywords: peoples of Australia and Oceania, Papuans, Maclay Coast

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