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Leila's Hair Museum

Category: Monuments + Museums

815 W. 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64054
816.252.3232

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The wreaths, many hanging in their original frames, were considered pieces of art. Families put their hair on the wreath in a horseshoe shape so that more could be added as the family grew. Cohoon has a couple of the hair wreaths from two sisters whose heads were shaved when they entered a convent. ...
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Leila's Hair Museum - Independence - Reviews of Leila's Hair Museum - TripAdvisor
What's so unusual about this museum that displays antique jewelry and pictures? All items are made of human hair and are authentic antiques at least one h...
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Leila's Hair Museum, Independence, MO : Reviews of Leila's Hair Museum - Yahoo! Travel
There are 159 wreaths and over 2,000 pieces of jewelry containing, or made of, human hair dating be...
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Hair Mourning Jewelry- Victorian Hairwork Society
Leila's Hair Museum is now the national headquarters for the Victorian Hairwork Society. This location is where the committee meets, photo's and press releases are archived our passed members hair wreath is displayed. Information about the society and the museu...
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Leila's Hair Museum | Frontiers | Find Articles at BNET.com
I now have 125 hair wreaths and over one thousand other pieces on display, all created prior to 1900 and all made from or containing human hair. These pieces include necklaces, earrings, brooches, chains, watchbands, watch fobs, hat pins, buttons, pictures, and postcards. I also have a hair tree mad...
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Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society » Leila’s Hair Museum
in Independence, Missouri displays 159 wreaths and more than 2,000 pieces of jewelry made out of human hair. Though turning hair into wreaths was something of a Victorian obsession, hair art actually dates back to at least the 1400s. Some of the displays in Cohoon’s collection are as old as t...
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