Government of India
Comb
Keywords: Comb
Wood Comb
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: This double-sided wooden comb is of multipurpose use, both functional and decorative. This delicately carved comb belongs to the Nishi tribe and is mainly used for hair decoration by both genders of the tribal community. The ventral side is bruised and the purpose region is having long and very minute space between the teeth of the comb whereas the opposite side is having short and wide gaped teeth of the comb. The dorsal side is concave in nature and has a deliberate marking of a horizontal line just below the centre.
Type: Anthropology
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 20th Century |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-23T15:29:01Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-23T15:29:01Z |
| dc.description | This double-sided wooden comb is of multipurpose use, both functional and decorative. This delicately carved comb belongs to the Nishi tribe and is mainly used for hair decoration by both genders of the tribal community. The ventral side is bruised and the purpose region is having long and very minute space between the teeth of the comb whereas the opposite side is having short and wide gaped teeth of the comb. The dorsal side is concave in nature and has a deliberate marking of a horizontal line just below the centre. |
| dc.format.extent | L. 11.5 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Comb Wood Comb |
| dc.type | Anthropology |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 52.89/84 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Wood |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 20th Century |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-23T15:29:01Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-23T15:29:01Z |
| dc.description | This double-sided wooden comb is of multipurpose use, both functional and decorative. This delicately carved comb belongs to the Nishi tribe and is mainly used for hair decoration by both genders of the tribal community. The ventral side is bruised and the purpose region is having long and very minute space between the teeth of the comb whereas the opposite side is having short and wide gaped teeth of the comb. The dorsal side is concave in nature and has a deliberate marking of a horizontal line just below the centre. |
| dc.format.extent | L. 11.5 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Comb Wood Comb |
| dc.type | Anthropology |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 52.89/84 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Wood |
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