Comb
Guro · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PNS-25
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- Height
- 26 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Delicate comb garro topped with a small antelope head presented as if it were a human head. Small necklace with white beads on the neck. Even…
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Full original description
Delicate comb garro topped with a small antelope head presented as if it were a human head. Small necklace with white beads on the neck. Even though the Guró belong to the group Mandé the body of the comb is very similar by its shape and by its engravings to the combs of the different groups AkanBlack patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 11 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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