Comb Colono
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PNS-29
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- Height
- 27 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Nice comb that represents a settler dressed in jacketsuit, hat and tie, extraordinarily rare thing in Ivory Coast, given the heat. The protocol requires to go…
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Full original description
Nice comb that represents a settler dressed in jacketsuit, hat and tie, extraordinarily rare thing in Ivory Coast, given the heat. The protocol requires to go to see a minister or an important character wearing the tie that can go perfectly with a short sleeve shirt. The tie in Africa, you saw No need for suit. The statuettes of settlers always have a humorous or satirical nuance, and almost always is a character of red color, as the African sees Europeans.
Further technical information
- Width
- 7 cm
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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