Cheppu

The Traditional Wooden Comb

Cheppu is a traditional comb made from wood, used for grooming the hair.Before the widespread availability of modern plastic combs, wooden combs were practical household objects made from natural materials.

Crafted from Wood

A wooden comb required simple but careful workmanship. The wood had to be shaped and the teeth formed so that it could be used effectively for grooming.Its small size made it an everyday personal object, often associated with individual households and their routines.

Everyday Heritage

Not every heritage object was ceremonial or elaborate.Objects such as the Cheppu belonged to the everyday world — the things people touched, used and depended upon regularly.

Heritage Note

The Cheppu reminds us that heritage also lives in ordinary objects.A wooden comb, simple in form, but once part of everyday life.

Virtual Modha goode

• Virtiual Modhagood – The virtual Museum of Kodava Heritage.