COMB with ANTHROPOMORPHIC figure - Baoulé culture, Ivory Coast - First half of the 20th century

ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE COMB

Culture Baoulé, Ivory Coast

First half of the 20th century

Wood and upholstery nail

H.: 20.5; L.: 7.5 cm

(old accident)

Comb with seven tapered teeth

Wooden comb with a dark and shiny patina with unilateral serration composed of seven tapered teeth, ending in points.

The proximal part is rectangular in section, curved at the top, decorated with a double-threaded triangle and centered with an upholstery nail. It is crowned by an anthropomorphic head seen from the front with a three-lobed headdress. Its eyes and mouth are finely incised, its neck has three bumpy protuberances.

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