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Lot: 74
Comb 'helu
Tonga
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
---|---|---|
Dag Malm (1923-2008), Södermanland, Sweden | H: 9.2 inch | 1500 EUR / 3000 EUR |
coconut leaf midribs, coconut fibre,
High-ranking individuals in both Tonga and Fiji prized these combs and wore them as ornaments.
Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 243, ill. 138