Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 309
Four Melanesian combs
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1200
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Description
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.