Four-prongued comb
Title
Four-prongued comb
Description
Comb with four prongs and a finely incised pattern on the handle. The handle is also decorated with a copper band and a white glass bead ("bekure" or "tomale"). For a similar comb, see item 65143
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
bekure / tomale
Place of Creation
Seram (West)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
max. 5,2 cm x 28 cm
Materials
Wood, copper, glass bead
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
65413
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Four-prongued comb,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed December 30, 2025, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/378.
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