Comb

September 9, 2018

Comb

Canadian Museum of History, NjRc-1:592, IMG2011-0323-0011-Dm

Combs, many with elaborate decoration, are frequently found in archaeological sites once occupied by Thule Inuit (ancestors of the modern Inuit). This comb, with the figure of a caribou incised on its base, is about 600 years old and is made from caribou antler.