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:
Further papers of the Douglas of Cavers family.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13845
Content Description
Annotated envelopes containing hair of members of the Douglas and Malcolm families and book plates of William Elphinstone Malcolm of Burnfoot.
Dates:
1775-1834.