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Comb

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/8

Comb carved from brown wood which is topped by a carving of a human face and chest surmounted by a headdress to which small grey and white feathers have been attached with strands of plant fibre. This portion of the comb is carved and decorated with painted colours (white, sienna, yellow ochre). The human figure has a wooden nose bone of a lighter coloured wood. There are eight prongs on the comb which are not decorated, and are around 13 cm in length each.

  • Narrative

    The donor purchased the comb c. 1965 in Melbourne, from Mr. J.A. Davidson, however it was said to have come from the collection of a Mr. Guigan, a former official in New Guinea.

  • Type of Item comb
  • Culture New Guinea
  • Material wood, feather, plant fibre, paint
  • Measurements height 4.4 cm, width 7.6 cm, depth 37.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall
  • Made in East Sepik
  • Collection Date during 1965
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0008

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