Laggud (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Laggud (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Hair comb
DESCRIPTION:
A pair of small multi-coloured head ornaments known as laggud. They are composed of small white, red, blue and orange beads.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Beads, Metal, Textile, Cotton threads
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Beadwork
DIMENSIONS:
Left
Length:
7.5 cm
Width:
5 cm
Right
Length:
7.3 cm
Width:
5.8 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Ga’dang women adorn themselves with ornaments covered in multi-color beadwork. The laggud (comb) was made from thinned buffalo horn, decorated with colourful beads and worn 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 are typically used in vast quantities (Afable, 2013).
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