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Comb – hair ornament
Cut tortoise shell
Dimensions: Height 27cm
Presumed date of origin: 20th century or earlier
Cape Vogel. Southern continental zone
Papua New Guinea Provenance:
– Collected by Richard Aldridge in the Cape Vogel region.
– Marcia and John Friede.
The Jolika Collection. Rye, New York
Literature:
H. Beran & F. Marcelin.2016, Art Massim, illustrated p.116
This tortoiseshell comb features dotted decoration on the edge of the handle.
Unlike the combs of the Province d’Oro, worn horizontally in pairs at the back of the head, at Cap Vogel the combs were worn individually in a vertical position.
Price: €850
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