Subasta Bidspirit | Four different combs

Four different combs - wood carved and pierced decoration ”Geometric motifs” Angolans - Tshokwe (related peoples) 20th C. (mid) minor defects, patina wear purchased: on the outskirts of Luena (former Luso), in 1967; two in Cangumbe, in 1968; and in Lubango (former Sá da Bandeira), in 1969 Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (o maior) 18,2 cm Notes: Provenance: Collection of Engineer Elísio Romariz dos Santos Silva, these combs correspond to items numbered 100, 104, 107 and 132 mentioned in the notebook of the collector «Angola - Arte Negra, relação e descrição das peças». Items nº 100, 104 and 107 are each identified as «Txissaculo», item nº 132 is identified only as «Comb». Item No. 100 is mentioned, containing a ”Crosspiece decorated with incisions, triangular on one side and semi-circular on the other. Crosspiece surmounted by 3 small rods” [...] Purchased on the outskirts of Luena [former Luso] in 1967 [. ..]. No. 104 is described in the notebook, containing a ”Crosspiece decorated with incisions, surmounted by two stems in the shape of an elephant's foot. [...] Purchased in Cangumbe, in 1968 [...].” Item number 107 is also mentioned in the collector's notebook, containing a ”Crosspiece decorated with incisions; herringbone on one side and horizontal and crossed on the other side; surmounted by a rod in the shape of a lizard's head [...]. Purchased in Cangumbe in 1968 [...].” Item nº 132 is described, containing an ”M-shaped crosspiece, decorated with incisions, forming an ”M” and a triangle; the crosspiece is pierced by two symmetrical cuts (>