Six miniature wigs made of human hair illustrating Geisha hairstyles
1880-1820
Six miniature wigs made of human hair, illustrating Geisha hairstyles, in rectangular box of bark with coins on lid, Japanese, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A155400
- Materials:
- wig, card, wig, paper, wig, tortoiseshell, wig, cotton, cloth, wig, hair, box, bark and box, silk, cloth
- Measurements:
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box: length 183 mm
box: width 127 mm
box: depth 115 mm
- type:
- human hair, wigs and human remains
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
