An imposing ceremonial comb hai kara janga for women and girls. For a comparable model from the Barbier-Mueller Collection now in the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, see L'Or des îles, ornements et bijoux ethniques de l'Insulinde - Donation Barbier-Mueller pour le Musée du Quai Branly, Éd. Somogy-Fondation Mona Bismarck, 2002, p. 289, n° 110. Sumba (east of the island), Indonesia Sea turtle shell, relics of lime, accidents (two small visible missing pieces), beautiful patina H. 17.4 cm and L. 13.8 cm Provenance: Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.