Hair comb

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Culture/People: Shuar/Achuar
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from an unnamed trader in Quito, Ecuador, at an unknown date; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Ecuador

See related items: Shuar/Achuar; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1603
Barcode: 251603.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Hair comb
Media/Materials: Wood, cordage
Techniques: Twill-plaited
Dimensions: 11 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6778b818b-dcbf-42ab-b335-3f04a0312635

Record ID: NMAI_267109