Accession Nr.: 53.282.1
Type: bone objects; object for daily use; accessory
Date of production:
20th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: tortoise shell
Dimensions: height: 4.3cm
width: 11 cm
Comb made of turtle shell. The object was a gift to the Hopp Museum collection from a Burmese delegate to the World Peace Council Congress in Budapest (June 1953), the journalist Ludu Daw Amar (Daw Amah), an intellectual and public figure of great importance in the 20th century history of her country.