Stories
- Article
The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
- Photo story
My body, my hair
To depilate or not to depilate? Farah Esset and Eden Rickson share a collection of personal pictures and stories that explore the intimate interplay between body hair and identity.
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What our facial hair says about us
Five bearded and moustachioed men choose five hirsute archive images to help them reflect on the way facial hair is linked with personality and identity.
- Photo story
‘My Hair Is Not…’
Eight Black people talk about their relationship with their hair – their hairstyle history, their experiences, and how they decided to have natural hair.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Shaving, tattoos and piercings ephemera. Box 1.
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Shaving : a breach of the Sabbath and a hindrance to the spread of the gospel / by Theologos.
TheologosDate: 1860- Books
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Shaving ambassadors beards the delight of the Ammonites: or, a further mite of testimony. A sermon, by another mighty man of the covenants, the great associated Professor W----- with a dedication by the champion of Gilgal, to Euzelus Philalethes.
W-----, Professor.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.XXXIX. [1739]- Books
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My razor and shaving tackle.
Teetgen, John.Date: [1845]- Pictures
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A barber shaving a man. Coloured etching.
Reference: 29710i