Prestige comb "oyiya"
Nigeria, Benin City, Edo
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.