Peine

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Object Details

Description

This whimsical example of a hand-made tortoiseshell comb, may be in the shape of a whale.

Description (Spanish)

Este es un caprichoso ejemplo de peine hecho a mano con caparazón de tortuga, probablemente en forma de ballena.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Date made

late 19th-early 20th century

ID Number

1997.0097.0289.006

accession number

1997.0097

catalog number

1997.0097.0289.006

Object Name

comb, hair

Physical Description

tortoiseshell (overall material)

Measurements

overall: .2 cm x 2.6 cm x 11.1 cm; 1/16 in x 1 in x 4 3/8 in

Place Made

Puerto Rico

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Vidal

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Daily Life

Household Tools and Equipment

Hairstyling

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3a90-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_602747