Head comb
Production date
1893-1902
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Malaita
See full details
Object detail
Description
Head comb, 23 strips of black tree fern corewood bound and covered with strips of red (waxy tissue of coconut palm dyed red with root of GERU [Morinda citrifolia], yellow (vascular tissue of orchid vine) and black plaited plant fibre strips arranged in geometric pattern.
Production date
1893-1902
Production place
Measurements
L172.5 x W43
Media/Materials description
Wood, plant fibre
Registration number
E554.2
Share
