(A) PEIGNE, RIVIÈRE FLY, GOLFE DE PAPOUASIE, PROVINCE DE L'OUEST, PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINÉE ; (B) PEIGNE, GOLFE DE PAPOUASIE, PROVINCE DE L'OUEST, PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINÉE |

(a) Peigne, Rivière Fly, Golfe de Papouasie, Province de l'Ouest, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; (b) Peigne, Golfe de Papouasie, Province de l'Ouest, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

a) Collection Christopher et Anna Thorpe, Sydney
Collection Elizabeth Pryce, Sydney
b) Collection Strom Gould (1910- 1992) acquis in situ en 1937
Bill Evans, Sydney
Collection Elizabeth Pryce, Sydney

a) Good condition overall. Wear to the patina; scratches and abrasions throughout consistent with age and use within the culture. The far proper right prong broken and repaired with small metal pin. Blue pigment in good condition and some remnants of white pigment remaining in relief of carving.Some black paint marks to the reverse. Small label bearing Elizabeth Pryce collection inv. no. EP-168 on reverse of comb. b) Very good condition overall. Scratches and abrasions throughout consistent with age and use within the culture. Red, white and black pigment in good condition in relief of carving.Small label bearing Elizabeth Pryce collection inv. no. EP-169 on reverse of comb.
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