Naga Forged Iron Hair Pick, Based

Enter a slim two-pronged pin rises from a black base with a small knob at the top.

This forged iron hair pick from the Naga peoples is Naga, from Nagaland, Northeast India, and dates to the 20th century. Iron is shaped into small tools and ornaments by heating it in a forge and hammering it, a technique that has been used for centuries. Seen head on, a long thin shaft ends in a rounded head and splits at the bottom into two parallel prongs, held upright on a square black stand. The surface is a plain, rubbed brown with a small collar below the head. It is 0.75 inches wide and 7.5 high.

Tall, thin and delightfully forked, with no apologies.