Of the sixty-two tribes inhabiting Orissa, 12-15 tribes know the art of comb making. A distinct feature of Orissan Tribal Community is that whose who don't make comb, don't have to buy it. They can get it as a gift or in exchange of agricultural surplus from others.
JUANG | SANTAL | DANGARIA KANDH | KUTIA KANDH | DESIA KANDH | DURUA | KOYA | LANJIA SAORA
Socio-economic conditions, religio-cultural beliefs and tradition, and tastes of tribes differ from community to community. One can find a variety of designs, crafts, colours, shapes, sizes and materials in the tribal combs. Inspite of these, similarity in comb may be found between two tribal communities in similar environments and socio-economic conditions, though their uses may be different. The comb and the community are inseparable and the tribal comb bears the emotions of its makers' expression of love, and its takers' acceptance of it.