Four Melanesian combs

Four Melanesian combs

Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea

one with red and natural fibre binding, with a British and Foreign Bible Society label inscribed Comb, South Sea Islands, 19cm long, another with tight binding as a stylised bird, 21cm long, one with glass beads and seeds, 29cm long and the fourth with a carved knop finial and fibre binding, 18cm long. (4)

Provenance

Romy Rey Collection, London.