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Comb with Silver

This beautiful yet simple comb is made from buffalo horn and embellished with good silver. I was told that it was from Timor, but a similar model from Lombok is shown on page 199 of Carpenter et. al.
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  • I read one thing on line which claims that this is supposed to represent a Dewi Sri figure (fertility goddess).  ????  Here is an effigy of Dewi Sri from Bali made from palm leaves.

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