A pretty fan shaped cut out hair comb in buffalo horn
CONDITION: good vintage condition with accepted wear
SIZE: 6 ins h x 4 ins w (15 x 10 cm) decorative part 3½ ins h (9 cm)
APPROXIMATE DATE: 1970s
MATERIALS: buffalo horn
DESCRIPTION:
Here is an attractive fan shaped hair comb made from water buffalo horn. It has a pretty pierced design which is traditional to the island of Java, Indonesia, from whence it comes. It was made in the 1970s and I purchased it there myself during my first visit to the region.
These attractive little fan shaped combs are widely made for the local tourist trade. In some the horn is left in its natural colouration and in others it is dyed to resemble tortoiseshell.