326 Old Silver-Encased Ornamental Wooden Comb origin_hindu chose cloth as their preferred

chose cloth as their preferred medium of creatign art

This particular style is from Karnataka

There are paintings and text on the front while the back is filled with text alone

From the Ahir Community

326 Old Silver-Encased Ornamental Wooden Comb origin_hindu chose cloth as their preferredA fine toothed comb encased in silver. Sometimes these combs were left in the hair after combing and doubled up as ornaments. The bell dangles with sound in this case, suggest that this comb also had an ornamental use. Age unknown but estimated to be from the 1960s 1970s India *** This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the