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#5085 Superb LG African Ashanti Ghana Marriage Comb 16" H
#5085 Superb LG African Ashanti Ghana Marriage Comb 16" H
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$180.00 USD
Regular price
$390.00 USD
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An amazing comb with distressed white color of standing male
with open work with a crab in the center
The Akan speaking women of Ghana include the Anyu, Baule, and Fante.
All these women use wooden hair combs both for combing hair and for
decoration and adornment.
Combs are obtained as gifts from admirers or presented at marriage.
Bridal combs were prestigious and used to adorn the home.
Depending on a woman's wealth or beauty she might own three or four.
measures 5" W by 0.25" D by 16" H
