Mask - Congo (No reserve price)

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Bakongo wooden African comb from the Congo, Bakongo culture, with pyroengraved or carved designs, 23 cm high by 10 cm wide, in good condition with age-related wear.

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Bakongo
African comb - Bakongo - DRC Congo -
Hair care in traditional African art
Bakongo wooden African combs, solid wood, decorated with pyrograved designs or relief carving, serve as both adornments and detanglers that men or women tuck into their hair after first softening it with a greasy substance. It is, moreover, this greasy substance that protects the combs and ensures their longevity.

Bakongo
African comb - Bakongo - DRC Congo -
Hair care in traditional African art
Bakongo wooden African combs, solid wood, decorated with pyrograved designs or relief carving, serve as both adornments and detanglers that men or women tuck into their hair after first softening it with a greasy substance. It is, moreover, this greasy substance that protects the combs and ensures their longevity.

Details

Era
After 2000
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Congo
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
23 cm
Width
10 cm
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Objects sold
92.62%
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