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Horsehair

Scope note

Hair from the manes and tails of horses, used chiefly as a brush fiber, for musical instrument bows, and for making haircloth. MH

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300011819

Broader Terms used

<hair by composition or origin>

Term used for

horse hair

Created

13yrs ago

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