Description
This is a broken tortoiseshell hair comb with an extraordinary history. It was made around 1830 and belonged to Betty Guard (1814-70), an early European settler in New Zealand. It has a half-round shape and the remains of broken teeth. It measures 11.0 cm by 8.5 cm.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Gift of the Guard Family 1984 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Unidentified |
| Identifiers | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa number GH003415
TLF resource R3718 |
| Source | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, http://www.tepapa.govt.nz |
