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Lot Essay
Believed to have been collected by the German ethnographer Hans Himmelheber before World War II
Details
A DENGESE COMB
The long head finial with features in relief and typical coiffure in a point to each side, a panel of carved ornament above the eight tines
19cm. high
The long head finial with features in relief and typical coiffure in a point to each side, a panel of carved ornament above the eight tines
19cm. high
Literature
Claire Frankel, 'Thinking Big', Art at Auction, February, 1991, p.119
Attenborough, D. and Waterfield, H. et al., Miniature African Sculptures from the Herman Collection, London, 1985, p.23, fig.10
Attenborough, D. and Waterfield, H. et al., Miniature African Sculptures from the Herman Collection, London, 1985, p.23, fig.10
Exhibited
Durham, Bristol, Swansea, Sheffield, Coventry, organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1985
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.