Comb, 19th century ·  Angola, Chokwe · ID: 3041147

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina with remains of black paint, 11 teeth, ornamentally carved handle, upper rim in openwork design carved with anthropomorphic face, both sides individually designed, slightly dam., base (old collection number “2996”);
base by Kichizô Inagaki (type made for the Geneviève Rodier Collection, sold by Ader-Picard-Tajan, Paris-Drouot, 30 May 1972).

The object Comb, 19th century with the object ID 3041147 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 488 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000.

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