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Comb (Faa)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Kwaio
MEDIUM Wood, plant fiber, dye
DATES 20th century
DIMENSIONS 6 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (17.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm)  (show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER 87.218.80
CREDIT LINE Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Trapezoidal comb with long teeth of dark brown tree fern wood. Handle of very intricately and tightly plaited plant fibers in complex geometric patterns, in yellow, dark brown, and red, which are plaited around and contains the top parts of the teeth slats. Three natural fiber woven bands demarcate each section.
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CAPTION Kwaio. Comb (Faa), 20th century. Wood, plant fiber, dye, 6 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (17.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.80_bw.jpg)
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Kwaio. <em>Comb (Faa)</em>, 20th century. Wood, plant fiber, dye, 6 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (17.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.80. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.80_bw.jpg)