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THB20th C. Ghana Ashanti Wood Carved Figural Comb (Duafe)
Lot 251
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Kick off summer with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items at superb prices! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $400**
West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti (Asante) people, ca. 20th century CE. A gorgeous hand-carved wooden hair ornament and comb, with long teeth and a figural handle surmounted on the top. The long teeth of the comb point down from a rectangular body that forms the lower portion or hips of the figural handle. Two delineated arms rest on the hips; the upper torso displays small rounded breasts, and a tall neck that supports an oversized rounded head. The stylized face is carved in relief with small incised lines on the cheeks that indicate ritualistic tattoos or scars. African combs decorated with elaborate handles are a tradition in Africa that dates back as far as the tombs of ancient Egypt, and in Ghana, combs have been excavated at Dawu that date to the 17th century CE. These ornate combs are usually for women and given as gifts to commemorate important events in her life, such as coming of age or marriage. Size: 9.75" L x 3" W (24.8 cm x 7.6 cm); 10.25" H (26 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-collection of Dr. Edward A. Spiegel (1931-2020) professor of astronomy at New York University and Columbia University who worked on convection theory and on the application of fluid dynamics to astrophysics and was the first to discover Chaos Theory. As a professor, students enjoyed his accounts of his meetings with other famous scientists such as Paul Dirac and Stephen Hawking.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most Antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#161330Missing two comb teeth. Stable hairline fissures on head. Abrasions, nicks and scratches to surfaces. Nice patina.Condition
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