Ethnographic Arts & Artifacts

May 0409, 2019
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LOT 112

Lot 112

Group of Five Combs; Malaita Comb, Solomon Island; Two Ambae Combs, Vanuatu, Pacific Island; Two Unidentified Combs

Group of Five Combs; Malaita Comb, Solomon Island; Two Ambae Combs, Vanuatu, Pacific Island; Two Unidentified Combs
Lot 112 Details
Group of Five Combs; Malaita Comb, Solomon Island; Two Ambae Combs, Vanuatu, Pacific Island; Two Unidentified Combs

first: dyed woven fibre and wood, second and third: woven coconut fibre and wood and the last two carved wood
longest height 10 in — 25.4 cm

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $60
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Private Collection, Ottawa

CONDITION DETAILS

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