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Wai Wai combs. Local name Wai-a-macasi. Purchased from the Amerindian shop in Georgetown. The Wai Wai combs are renowned for being highly ornamental and expertly crafted pieces of art. The combs are normally made out of various materials. The usual materials will constitute two thin bones; one at the top and the other one in the middle. The bones are obtained either from monkeys or other animals f…
Type of item
- combs (hair ornaments)
Type of item
- combs (hair ornaments)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Provenance
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
Identifier
- http://collections.horniman.ac.uk/objects/119812
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-11-18T11:01:41.452Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:51:34.287Z