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Comb

Efate, Vanuatu
Bamboo
19th Century
Length: 27.5 cm. Width: 5.1 cm.
Provenance: Provenance: Fortess Collection, HI; John Warinner Collection, Hawaii, no. 839. Label front.
A rare and early example of a bamboo comb from Efate in the Vanuatu Island group. Originally from the well-known Pacific collection of John Warinner from Honolulu. Note the particularly delicate carving of the top section.

 

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