Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky, 1903-1989, a civil engineer who worked in Ecuador until the early 1930s); purchased by MAI from Serge Sherbin in 1939.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Shuar (attributed)
- Possible collector
- Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
- Previous owner
- Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
- Seller
- Serge V. Sherbin (Serge Vladimir Schterbinsky), Non-Indian, 1903-1989
- Object Name
- Hair comb
- Media/Materials
- Wood, feather/feathers
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Personal items
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