A hairpin or hair pin is a long device used to hold a person's hair in place. It may be used simply to secure long hair out of the way for convenience or as part of an elaborate hairstyle or coiffure. The earliest evidence for dressing the hair may be seen in carved "Venus figurines" such as the Venus of Brassempouy and the Venus of Willendorf. The creation of different hairstyles, especially among women, seems to be common to all cultures and all periods and many past, and current, societies use hairpins.
A bobby pin or hair grip, a type of hairpin
Hairpins (around 600 BC)
A golden double-spiral-headed pin from Georgia (3rd millennium BC)
Gold phoenix hairpin found in the Ming dynasty tomb of Prince Chuang of Liang (梁莊王, 1411–1441), 15th century.
A hairstyle, hairdo, haircut or coiffure refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human head but sometimes on the face or body. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although practical, cultural, and popular considerations also influence some hairstyles.
Chinese woman with an elaborate hair style, 1869
Traditional hairstyle of a Japanese bride
Female figure with elaborate coiffure and hairpins, 1st century BC
Hopi woman dressing hair, ca. 1900
