Comb "faa" ·  Solomon Islands - Malaita · ID: 3032582

Description

19 teeth, fan-like arranged, handle with elaborate decor of plaited plant fibres (orchid, coconut palm), min. dam., on base;
these combs are made by the East Kwaio hill people of Malaita Island, from where they are traded down to the coast and onward to other areas of the Solomons. They are usually worn only by men, along with ear sticks plaited from the same materials.

The object Comb “faa” with the object ID 3032582 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 48.

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Comparing literature

Roger Neich, Pereira, Fuli, Pacific Jewelry and Adornment, o.O. 2004, p. 124