Collector:

Dr. Edward Palmer  Search this

Donor Name:

Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this

Length - Teeth:

5 cm

Culture:

Cherokee  Search this

Object Type:

Comb

Place:

Yellow Hill Council House, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1884

Collection Date:

Jul 1881

Notes:

FROM CARD: "SOUTHERN BAND OF CHEROKEES." FROM CARD: "A WOODEN COMB MADE IN IMITATION OF THE SHELL COMBS USED BY WHITE LADIES FOR THE BACK HAIR. THE CARVING IS SAID TO BE DONE WITH A KNIFE. CONSIDERABLE SKILL IS SHOWN IN WORKING OUT THE ORNAMENTED DESIGN OF THE TOP. THE WOOD IS MAPLE OR BIRCH."

Record Last Modified:

6 May 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

014255

USNM Number:

E63080-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a4c3303b-f8a4-4ce9-87f6-5b1f46927a3b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8470496