Ornamental comb - West or Central Africa - Fully sculpted handle in the shape of…

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Ornamental comb - West or Central Africa - Fully sculpted handle in the shape of a bird, with a bone-shaped prong holder on both sides of the head with a bird figure carved in low relief. Wood. H. 26 cm, on a cube-shaped wooden base measuring 29 cm. - From a South German private collection.

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Ornamental comb - West or Central Africa - Fully sculpted ha

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