Carved comb
Carved comb
Producer
Caban Matej
SKU
26522163
Techniques
carving, planing, polishing, woodcarving
Material
horn and bone
Craft
comb making, other traditional craft
Dimensions
hrebeň: length = 8.5 cm hrebeň: width = 6.0 cm
About product
Dark comb made of horn for securing in hair (for holding a hairstyle that was part of the traditional attire in eastern Slovakia). Crafted from the wider part of a cow horn, slightly curved, top edge decoratively wavy, adorned with wavelike profiling, black color, nine large teeth.
The manufacturer learned comb-making in his native town of Radvan. He was active since 1919. He perfectly mastered the technology of processing. He produced shepherd’s horns, combs of various shapes and sizes, salt cellars, and boxes. In later years,...
