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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Creative Museum: Fulani Hair Ornaments and Jewelry
The complexity and symbolism of Fulani coiffures, hair ornaments, jewelry, clothing, and tatoos reflect their history as a conquering people. They have 4 castes: noblemen, merchants, blacksmiths, and slaves. Before the Europeans arrived, powerful empires ruled the African Savannah for … Continue reading
The Modern Geisha and her Kanzashi
This magnificent photograph from Michael Chandler shows a geisha wearing modern kanzashi, made of brightly colored fabric attached to metal, glass dice beads, text, and silver balls. What I love about her is the red lipstick on the bottom of … Continue reading
Creative Museum: Fabulous Auguste Bonaz
The Creative Museum has just acquired a new Auguste Bonaz comb. Clear celluloid is decorated in a geometric red design that changes with the light. You may also notice the brilliance of Joel Olliveaud’s photography, where the dark grey shadow … Continue reading
Jen Cruse: Mid-19th Century Elegance: Hinged Comb with Bejeweled Heading
This gilt brass comb has a hinged decorative heading composed of pink, yellow and white golds and set with small garnets, emeralds and turquoises. The intricate crafting of the heading depicts leaves and flowers springing from two vases, placed on … Continue reading
Miriam Slater: Kanzashi – the difference between art and the decorative
For the kanzashi collector, it is helpful to be able to discern between that which is decorative and pieces which are art. Auction prices often confirm the fact that the more art qualities a kanzashi has, the more collectable it … Continue reading
Gina Hellweger: Manchu Hair Pins
The Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912) was the last dynasty before the Republic of China. The conquerors came from Manju, or Manchuria, now known as the Northeast provinces. The Manchu people adopted Han Chinese cultural traditions, which can be seen … Continue reading
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Abelam Comb from Papua New Guinea
The Abelam people live in the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. The longest and third largest river in New Guinea, the Sepik is surrounded by swamps, rain forests, and the Prince Alexander Mountains. Living in the rain forest, … Continue reading
Posted in Oceanic Comb, Papua New Guinea
Tagged abelam comb, abelam people, arapesh people, cassowary, mindja, oceanic comb, papua new guinea, Sotheby's
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The Creative Museum: By Hook or by Crook
The Creative Museum has acquired a comb of mysterious origin. The sea-shell top is attached to a silver base. The family thinks a sailor or convict could have carved the castle separated by the sea from a village. I think … Continue reading
Ebay Dealer Valuations
So often we see antique dealers on Ebay value a masterpiece for almost nothing. The prime example this year was the 17th Century whale-bone Paikea comb. However, sometimes dealers price items astronomically. Currently, there is a Buy It Now for … Continue reading
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Tagged american eagle hair comb, coin silver hair comb, ebay
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Isidor Kaufmann Painting: The Newlywed
Isidor Kaufmann was born in Arad, Hungary (now Romania), in 1853. Leaving for Vienna to study art in 1876, his assimilated Jewish clients coveted their commissioned portraits. Viennese Jews looked down upon their fiercely religious, backwater brethren in the shtetls, … Continue reading