Victorian Mourning Practices | Woven Strands

Co-curators John Whitenight and Evan Michelson discuss the history behind Victorian hair art, and how it relates to British and American cultural norms for mourning loved ones in the 19th century.

Our special exhibition WOVEN STRANDS is a rare display of several private collections of hair art:
http://muttermuseum.org/exhibitions/w...

Music: Gymnopedie No 1 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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