Comb

Museum number:
3-29038
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Object count:
1
Description:
Comb (Day of the Dead). Made of horn, carved with a skeleton across the top, outlined with brown paint. Length 11.7 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, unspecified
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Materials:
Horn (animal material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Combs (grooming tools)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Context of use:
Day of the Dead imagery
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 11.7 centimeters
Comment:
H-19-6
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 3-29038, described as Comb (Day of the Dead). Made of horn, carved with a skeleton across the top, outlined with brown paint. Length 11.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 3-29038, described as Comb (Day of the Dead). Made of horn, carved with a skeleton across the top, outlined with brown paint. Length 11.7 cm.

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