Plaits of Hair

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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These plaits of human hair appear to have been prepared for incorporation into a wig, or for attachment as extensions to the natural hairs. They were probably found with the mummy of the woman Katebet. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, probably late 18th Dynasty, circa 1300 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, June 17). Plaits of Hair. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5230/plaits-of-hair/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plaits of Hair." World History Encyclopedia, June 17, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5230/plaits-of-hair/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plaits of Hair." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jun 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5230/plaits-of-hair/.

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