Head comb
Production date
Pre 1984
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Malaita
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Description
Men's comb; wood with incised pattern filled in black
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander comb
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Production date
Pre 1984
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Measurements
L. 250mm, W. 90mm
Media/Materials description
Wood
History and use
This object is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
This men's comb was presented to the the donor as a gift upon her leaving Solomon Islands in 1984
This men's comb was presented to the the donor as a gift upon her leaving Solomon Islands in 1984
Registration number
E40659
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