Comb

Five combs, thought to have been carved from bone or antler by Coast Salish peoples, are part of the collection. This one shows a frog. In many stories from the Northwest Coast, the voice of the frog announces the coming of spring and a new seasonal cycle.

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© Courtesy of Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council. 1978.486

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