Ceremonial comb (hai kara jangga) from the island of Sumba, around 1920, made from the tortoise shell of the hawksbill sea turtle, with cut out lions, monkeys and roosters, among other things, 13.2 cm high. There is a comparable piece in Barbier Mueller Museum, Geneva. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: folk arts   |   Material: Schildpatt Präparate   |   Country of origin: East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | Similar pieces