Eagle Comb

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Eagle Comb

Entry/Object ID

2020.35.6

Description

Eagle comb. Brown with an eagle head as the handle. The dimensions are 5 inches long and 3 inches wide.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Comb, Ornamental

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ornament, Hair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Hair Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Combs

Search Terms

Indians of North America

Dimensions

Width

3 in

Length

5 in

Material

CLAY

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 22, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Herbert Taniguchi

Related Entries

Notes

2020.35.1, 2020.35.10, 2020.35.11, 2020.35.2, 2020.35.3, 2020.35.4, 2020.35.5, 2020.35.7 A-B, 2020.35.8, 2020.35.9

Provenance

Notes

Collected by: Dr. Herbert Taniguchi Collection came from donor's cousin, Dr. Herbert Taniguchi, who was a medical Doctor with the U.S. Department of health. Dr. Taniguchi was assigned to visit different Native American Reservations to provide medical treatment. While at these different Reservations he acquired many different Native American artifacts.