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Narrator: THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WIGS WERE STATUS SYMBOLS
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THROUGHOUT HISTORY,WIGS WERE STATUS SYMBOLS -- HENCE THE TERM "BIGWIG." ONE EARLY...

Narrator: THROUGHOUT HISTORY,
WIGS WERE STATUS SYMBOLS -- HENCE THE TERM "BIGWIG." ONE EARLY WIG-MAKING TECHNIQUE WAS TO USE GOATSKIN
TO SIMULATE A SCALP AND THEN HOOK HAIR INTO IT
WITH AN EMBROIDERY NEEDLE. TODAY, ANIMAL SKIN
IS NO LONGER USED

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Narrator: THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WIGS WERE STATUS SYMBOLS --
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HENCE THE TERM "BIGWIG."
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ONE EARLY WIG-MAKING TECHNIQUE
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WAS TO USE GOATSKIN TO SIMULATE A SCALP
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AND THEN HOOK HAIR INTO IT WITH AN EMBROIDERY NEEDLE.
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TODAY, ANIMAL SKIN IS NO LONGER USED.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
151
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:13
Uploaded
Sep 25, 2023
Season
6
Episode
6
Genres
documentary
Production
Productions MAJ,High Noon Entertainment

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