1653 Large Old Tanimbar Comb

Large Antique Tanimbar Comb 

Note the women's earrings

Note the birds with stylised beaks.

62.5 x 17 cm approximately

Probably made of fossilized wood

Museum Examples:

The British Museum

A Japanese Soldier's Ethnography of Molu Island (1944-45)

* Last two pictures from the internet