Decorated hair comb, or faa, from the Solomon Islands. The body and teeth are made from split sections of the tree fern, and the top and mid-section are intricately decorated with plaited black, natural and red plant fibers. A red resin covers portions of the comb. Faa are worn only by men.
combs (hair ornaments)
wood (plant material)
plant fiber
resin (organic material)
Comb
"Property of SW Phillips" (handwritten)
"18371" (handwritten)
E47, 106 (handwritten)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
E47,106
FD055
Unknown
Pacific Island Group
3 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1456
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=507182&partId=1&searchText=solomon+islands+comb&page=2
Solomon Islands island group (Oceania) [island group]
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