Picture Details
Sandalwood combs
Partner:
Kew GardensImage reference:
EBC44736Origin:
Ajmer, Rajasthan, IndiaDonor / Date:
Paris Exhibition, 1900Size:
W 60; L 83: W 52; L 115 mmDescription:
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The Paris Exposition Universelle was another world fair, held to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to encourage development into the next. A record 50 million people attended the exhibition. These combs were exhibited as part of a large collection of forest products in the India Section. One of the combs is designed for use by a man, and one for a woman, they come originally from Ajmer when it was a state in its own right, Ajmer is now part of Rajasthan.
