Subject: warrior
Culture: Arafura / tribal Maluku
Setting: tribal warfare, piracy, eastern Indonesia 19thc
Object: yole comb
Dallas Museum of Art > Pacific Islands *
"Comb Indonesia: Southeast Moluccas, Tanimbar Islands 19th-early 20th century Wood, bone, and feathers ...
Combs have the same design elements found on gold ornaments but are usually made from less precious materials.
The inlay for this hunter's comb was carved from the ribs of a water buffalo.
Well-ordered spirals form the bands of tight curls along the edges,
