Ornamental comb "duafe" ·  Ghana, Akan · ID: 3036209

Description

wood, light brown patina, kaolin, small bracelets with colourful miniature glass beads, sixteen teeth, elaborate work, with movable bipartite middle piece (handle ?) and standing figure, the frontside carved with letters: “Sambedu - 31(.)6.1928 - “Dear Lover”, palms and delicate geometrical ornaments in flat relief, rep. (breakage left shoulder/platform), slightly dam. (bracelets);
carved combs are traditionally owned by women. Their elaborate coiffures usually demand the services of a good friend, along with the use of one or two sturdy combs, in their creation. Although a woman may order a comb for herself from a carver, many of the more elaborate examples were gifts from men to women in commemoration of special events. Puberty celebrations, weddings, births, and any one of a number of traditional or Christian festivals might occasion the gift of a comb from a father to his daughter, a son to his mother, or a man to his wife or girlfriend.

L’objet Ornamental comb “duafe” avec l’ID d’objet 3036209 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 77th tribal art auction dans 28 juin 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 228 a atteint un prix de vente de 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Doran H. Ross, The Arts of Ghana, Los Angeles 1977, p. 48 ff.