Tarlo, Emma. 2016. Les Cheveux des Autres. In: Anne-Christine Taylor-Descola; Emmanuel Grimaud; Denis Vidal and Thierry Dufrene, eds. Persona: Etrangement humain. Paris: Actes Sud, pp. 153-156. ISBN 978-2-330-03801-4 [Book Section]

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Reflection on the ghostly presence of historic hair clippings in museums of anthropology and natural history in Europe, exploring hair's capacity to evoke both the presence and absence of the person to whom it was once attached.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Museum catalogue entry
Keywords:	hair clippings, museum collections, anthropology, race
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Anthropology
Dates:	Date Event January 2016 Published
Item ID:	18963
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2017 15:34
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2017 15:34
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/18963

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