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Porcupine hairbrush / Unknown

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Combs were widely used, by both men and women, to remove insects and other things from their hair.

Tags: hairbrush, porcupine, quill, hair
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Porcupine hairbrush
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
late 19th century - early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
quills (porcupine)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Hairbrush
Accession No: 
93.45
Previous Number(s): 
9326.45
Department: 
Anthropology
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