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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

human hair

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any hair of humans (Homo sapiens), particularly the hair grown from the scalp of humans. Human hair is a cylindrical tube composed mostly of keratin. The shaft is covered with thin, flat scales and the central core often contains pigments of red, black, or brown. Commercially, human hair has often been used for wigmaking and brushmaking.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Helene Freedman Victorian hairwork collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2020-0060