Ornament, Hair

Name/Title

Ornament, Hair

Description

Carved bone or ivory hair comb ornament, slightly curved rectangle has fifteen teeth on one end. On the back is an incised design with a long verticle line that terminates in a circle, while at the other end are two parallel shorter horozontal lines each with small verticle lines at each end. Helen N.P. Pardee Collection Catalog: "166 - Back comb made from walrus ivory"

Dimensions

Width

3 cm

Length

8.7 cm

Material

Bone or Ivory