• Sentani comb
  • Oceania
  • Width : 2 1/2 inch
  • Height : 7 7/8 inch
  • Depth : 3/8 inch
  • Pre-1945 and collected by an American soldier in WW11, ex Michael Hamson, this comb comes from Lake Sentani, North Papua. The teeth cut with a knife and kept together with wooden wedges and fishing line. The profile evokesthe profile of Moaïs statues in Easter Island (Chile area).
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