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Comb

Title

Comb

Year/Period

Late 19th early 20th century

Region

Philippines

Material

Tortoiseshell, gold

Dimension

Object size: 5.0 x 7.0 x 1.5 cm

Accession No.

2016-00253

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Peineta are decorative hair combs which first became popular in the Philippines. Based on original Spanish as well as Chinese designs such combs were produced in Manila for local consumption as well as for export. Today old examples can be found all over Southeast Asia. Such combs went out of fashion when shorter hair styles came into vogue in the 20th century.