Carved comb
Carved comb
Producer
Caban Matej
SKU
26522165
Techniques
planing, polishing, carving (production technique), chopping, mincing
Material
horn and bone
Craft
comb making, other traditional craft
Dimensions
length = 15.5 cm; width = 5.0 cm
About product
1. Semi-arched dark comb made of horn for securing in hair (for holding a hairstyle as part of traditional costume dressing, eastern Slovakia) is crafted from a wider part of a cow’s horn, slightly curved, low, with a simple rectangular shape, with small holes at both ends.
2. Dark comb made of horn for securing in hair, with eight large teeth, crafted from a wider part of a cow’s horn, slightly curved, conical shape, widening upwards from the teeth. Ornamentally serrated upper edge of the grip section. Six holes in a row on the flat surface, followed by five vertical narrow arch-shaped cutouts. Below them, on both sides of the comb, there are two holes.