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Spanish term

Wendy Gosselin

Argentina

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colas para colocar peines

Spanish to English Social Sciences Other ornamentación

This is a footnote from a text on Argentina's participation in editions of the International Penitentiary Congress held in the late 19th C. The footnote lists items made by prisoners that Argentina sent an exposition held as part of the congress::

Tres colas para colocar peines

Since it is a list, I can offer no further context.
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References

Peineta /hair clasp

neilmac

Discussion

Marcelo González May 25, 2020: @Maria - No pude ver la imagen, pero ... ... se me ocurría algo como 'racks' o 'organizers' (to store combs) e hice la sugerencia, incluso, pero la quité, al no poder encontrar evidencia.
maría bergós May 24, 2020: @Wendy: antiguamente en el campo era muy común usar colas de vacas para colgar los peines, ¿quizás se refiere a eso? Mira el final de la letra de esta ranchera https://gauchoguacho.blogspot.com/2013/03/deci-que-si-ranche...