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Laggud (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Laggud (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Hair comb
DESCRIPTION:
A multi-stranded hair comb embellished with colourful beads on both the front and back. The sides are decorated with two beaded tassels.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Beads, Cotton threads, Metal
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Beadwork
DIMENSIONS:
Length:
12 cm
Width:
7.5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Originally, the laggud (comb) was made from thinned buffalo horn and decorated with colourful beads. Women wore it on the right side of their head. The Ga’dang have a strong preference for decorating their jewellery and clothing with small glass beads which were used in vast quantities (Afable, 2013).
REFERENCES:
Afable,P.,et al. 2013. Philippines: An Archipelago of Exchange, ACTES SUD/Musee du Quai Branly.
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