Weaving comb

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Date created: 1940-1960

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Mildred K. Funk (Mildred Keefer/Mrs. Alford Zumbro Funk), Non-Indian, 1901-1983
IACB source: Mildred K. Funk (Mildred Keefer/Mrs. Alford Zumbro Funk), Non-Indian, 1901-1983
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mildred Keefer Funk (Mrs. Alford Zumbro Funk, 1901-1983); donated to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board by Mildred K. Funk in 1970; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8291
Barcode: 258291.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Weaving comb
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 15 x 3.9 x 0.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60a617d7b-38a1-446b-93b9-483f7ff26522

Record ID: NMAI_274223