Prestige comb "oyiya" · Nigeria, Benin City, Edo · ID: 3051045
Price
EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Canadian Private Collection Montreal (collected in the 1950s/60s)Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
bone,
Made of special materials (such as bone or ivory) and elaborately decorated, Edo ‘oyiya’ combs were prestige objects intended to signalise status and wealth. In earlier times, they were made for members of the royal court.
The object Prestige comb “oyiya” with the object ID 3051045 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024, lot number 177 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,500 in Open sale.
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