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Comb (cisakulo)

The double birds on this comb are the ngungu , a kind of hornbill linked to hunting and the related power of leaders. They were considered a good omen, and served as mediators between the earthly world and the spiritual one.

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Decorative objects · Animals · Catalog HVTNBHHE

Comb (cisakulo)

Unknown creator · mid- to late 1800s

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