Comb 'helu

Tonga

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
Dag Malm (1923-2008), Södermanland, Sweden	H: 9.2 inch	1500 EUR plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

coconut leaf midribs, coconut fibre,

High-ranking individuals in both Tonga and Fiji prized these combs and wore them as ornaments.

Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 243, ill. 138

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