Ornament, Hair

Name/Title

Ornament, Hair

Description

Carved bone or ivory hair comb ornament, length of bone curves slightly. At one end are fourteen teeth. Other end narrows, then splits like a fish tail. Two lines incised across back under teeth. Helen N.P. Pardee Collection Catalog: "166 - Back comb made of walrus ivory"

Dimensions

Width

3.4 cm

Length

8.4 cm

Material

Bone or Ivory