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Comb cleaner
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsBox Two - a paper label in the box said "Mista 1945-46, caisse 88 ?"; written on paper bag 3H, "ethnologie, kalsevalivi ?"; (possibly a comb cleaner)
Date
1940-1945
Medium / Technique
Porcupine tail
Dimensions8.0 x 4.8 cm
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Toilet Articles - Hair Care Objects
CultureIndigenous: Eeyou; Innu
Origin
Kalsevalivi?, Quebec, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Subarctic
Object NumberM998.10.29
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of M. Jérôme Rousseau Ph.D.
Status
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