Specifications

• Height: 17,5 cm.
• Material: turtle shell
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name:
• Price realised: € 675,- hp

Provenance

Willem Zwiep, Amsterdam 1994; Aldo & Hannie van Eyck, Loenen aan de Vecht; De Zwaan, Amsterdam 11-12-2025, lot 585

Publications

Exhibitions

Additional information

These combs are only recorded as hailing from Timor where they also appear in buffalo horn. This example is in mint condition which is exceptional regarding the vulnerable state.

Photo credits

De Zwaan, Amsterdam