Gorgeous Primitive Hand-carved Carding or Flax Comb antique momento mori SOLD AS A PAIR

SOLD AS A PAIR

this ceramic vase feels at once ancient and decidedly modern

which was stretched over a wood panel

With what look to be hand-painted pink cheeks

My guess is that she once sat atop a bottle

Gorgeous Primitive Hand-carved Carding or Flax Comb antique momento mori SOLD AS A PAIRIt's the completely irregularly shaped heads of the hand forged nail teeth on this old comb that really get me, lined up in a wonderfully gnarly row and giving it some real bite. And held in those teeth on the other side is what I'd have to guess is hardened fat from combing flax or hemp or wool? I know there are plenty of combs and hetchels etc out there, but to my eye the super primitiveness of this particular tool makes it a very singular and quite