Ornament, Hair

Name/Title

Ornament, Hair

Description

Carved bone or ivory hair comb ornament, length of bone or ivory curves slightly. Fourteen teeth are at one end. Other end narrows, then splits like a fishtail. On back is incised a caribou? Helen N.P. Pardee Collection Catalog: "166 - Back comb made of walrus ivory"

Dimensions

Width

3.1 cm

Length

7.4 cm

Material

Bone or Ivory