Comb | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1920

This comb is carved with roosters and deer, motifs that also appear in textiles from east Sumba.

Medium: Tortoise shell
Dimensions: 7 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 9/16 in. (18 × 14 × 6.5 cm)
Credit Line: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2006.4.387
Geography: Made in Sumba, Indonesia
Culture: Sumba
Classification: Apparel/Costume
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Provenance

Ex-collection: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus, New York. (Acquired before 1981) First Known Collector: Harmen

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Additional information

Object/Work type

clothing, combs (grooming tools)

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