Zemanek-Münster

Comb

Ghana, Ashanti
sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch

Description

light brown wood, remains of black patina, eight teeth, surmounted by an anthropomorphic head with open-worked headgear, carved with a necklace with cross pendant, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion


Comparing literature

see Sotheby's New York, 17 November, 2006, The William W. Brill Collection of African Art, lot 148, Fine Asante Comb, work of the same artist.

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