Ashanti (Asante) Comb, Ghana
height 10 1/2in (26.5cm)
Wood
Provenance:
Tom Alexander, St. Louis
Private Collection, California
The flat, square body of this fine example has cut out shoulders, pointed breasts and a slender neck supporting the diamond-shaped head with prominent nose and brows and an up swept coiffure; fine and varied, slightly encrusted dark brown patina.
Wood
Provenance:
Tom Alexander, St. Louis
Private Collection, California
The flat, square body of this fine example has cut out shoulders, pointed breasts and a slender neck supporting the diamond-shaped head with prominent nose and brows and an up swept coiffure; fine and varied, slightly encrusted dark brown patina.
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
€1,200 - 1,500
£990 - 1,300
€1,200 - 1,500
£990 - 1,300
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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