Title: Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)
Object type: Hair dressing tool (Kogai)
Date: 15th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Credit line: Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY