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Description: | Lice-killing equipment (Bedamuni: imu paraasu). Equipment for killing lice, comprising a piece of bamboo, formerly in use as a pipe, and a flat piece of Cassowary bone. The bone is stuck in the hair and the bamboo stave is rolled forcefully over it. The set was bought from Situba.
caption: General view of object no. 1982.78.
caption: Detail view of object no. 1982.78. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | delousing equipment bamboo Bedamuni cassowary bone Family and Home Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-143796 | Go to resource |
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