Object Number: E4497

Collection: World Cultures

Object Name: Personal Accessory

Description: Cane comb with long handle, 10 teeth and inlaid with 14 mother-of-pearl pieces on handle. Handle and teeth are stained black. The handle begins with a thin stick, and then wood upside-down triangle branches out. This triangle is covered with mother-of-pearl. All pieces are triangular and notched in several places, but only some of them are paired up making diamonds (10 for 5 diamonds). At the handle top is a thin stick attached from which the teeth protrude. Just below the tips of the teeth a length of cord weaves in and out, binding the teeth into place.