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Navajo Weaving Tool

Namecarder, comb

Date1950s-1990

Mediumwood, leather

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. (25.7 x 3.8 x 1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Zama May

CultureNavajo

Object numberA1996-1-103

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand carved comb; flat, six tines, gradually narrowing to point at opposite end; smooth surface; medium brown; brown and tan leather thong tied to handle; wood may have been painted with stain or other substance because it is glossy.

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