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Senufo chameleon comb (2)
Africa
Ivory Coast
Width : 4 inch
Height : 5 3/8 inch
Depth : 1/4 inch
Nice Senufo comb made of bronze. It depicts a chameleon which generally has a mythical meaning because it was regarded like one of the first animals of the Creation. There is a positive and a negative aspect to the Chameleon: it protects against desease but also brings bad luck. There have been numerous different stories around for centuries: one tells that women should not look at a chameleon or nobody wants to marry them...