Lot n° 23
Estimation :
1200 - 1800
EUR
Chokwe comb - Lot 23
Chokwe comb
Angola
Wood with dark brown patina
H. 10 cm
Chokwe comb, Angola
H. 4 in
Small but no less carefully crafted, this cisakulo comb is decorated with a geometric motif. The male face shows a lighter patina on the headdress, nose and chin.
The wide, closely-spaced teeth suggest that this comb was intended as an ornament. According to Marie-Louise Bastin, combs worn as ornaments were the prerogative of Chokwe men.
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