Comb (Aëta/Aetas)
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With incised ornaments. "Are worn by men and women protruding horizontally backwards and the hair below the comb across the width of it is sheared down to the neck. This place is called: yabas. The lumps of wax on the inner comb are used to attach feathers, etc. jewelry. Collected in the mountains of Zambales and Bataan, April 1880.
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Date
Before April 1880
Identifier
28819
Origin
Zambales, Philippines
Aëta/Aetas
(Traditionally, Aëta/Aetas are hunting and gathering indigenous people. They're actually among the most skilled when it comes to jungle survival – they are even able to make use of plants as herbal medicine and possess tools and weapons.)
Aëta/Aetas
(Traditionally, Aëta/Aetas are hunting and gathering indigenous people. They're actually among the most skilled when it comes to jungle survival – they are even able to make use of plants as herbal medicine and possess tools and weapons.)
Materials
Bamboo
Physical Dimensions
Object size: 24.3 x 6.6 cm
Provenance
Purchased from August Möckel
Acquisition Date
1932
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
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Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed September 2021.
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“Comb (Aëta/Aetas),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 16, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/7831.
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