Comb

CultureSumba Island peoples
Titles
  • Comb
Date18th–19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold, precious stones, and buffalo horn
Dimensions6 × 5 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 12.7 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2006.534
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
208M Mullins Gallery
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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, California, before 2006]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.

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Gold
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Gold
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Hammered and repoussé gold
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Gold
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Gold
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Gold, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds
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front of object
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Gold, copper
2004.2300
front of object
19th century
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Vessel
late 19th–early 20th century
Gold alloy and gemstones
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2433.1,.2