Bamboo hair comb, decorated with dried fruit flesh

Unknown artist

Hair comb from bamboo, four teeth, 19 cm long. The comb has a curved protuberance at the top, decorated with incised rings. At the end of this protuberance a round spiny fruit is attached, around which a sheet of silver paper is fastened. The top of the comb is carved in a ring shape. From this ring hangs a wooden link chain of 4 loose, cut links. The links consist of two and one in cross-section diamond shaped middle piece. At the end of the 19 cm long chain is a piece of dried pulp glued.