Sale 219 Lot 261

GROUP OF THREE CENTRAL AFRICAN CARVED COMBS: LUBA FIGURAL COMB, GEOMETRICALLY CARVED COMB WITH BONE HANDLE, AND PLAIN WOODEN COMB Three hand-carved combs from Central Africa: at left, a dark, six-tooth wooden comb surmounted by a seated female figure with a domed, finely incised head, folded arms, and an articulated torso with scarification-style navel and breast detail, bearing a tag reading “Luba”; at center, a long-handled comb with a dense row of thirteen fine teeth, an incised and chip-carved crest of geometric and radiating motifs, and a cylindrical bone handle with banded zigzag and chevron decoration; and at right, a plain, light-colored wooden comb with a paddle-shaped handle, angular shoulders, and ten tapering teeth.
$150-180