A ROPE MADE OF 350.000 PIGTAILS
« Pigtails have still a role to play mr the prog* essive dominions of the Mikado A new Shiuo Temple has just . been erect d at Tokio, the ; materials for which w«sve digged to , the sacred site by ropes made of j >• human hair iusead of the conven tionnl hemp. The hair wa* a free ] will offering from no fewer than ' 850,000 of the faithful. i -vrenty- ; foui? ropes were male of it, their t diameter ran ing from four to seven inches, and thei total length reach- ' ing 4,528 ft. It is calculated thnt 1 \nfiarly 9,0001 b weight of pigtails i . was used.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 19 November 1889, Page 3
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110A ROPE MADE OF 350.000 PIGTAILS Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 19 November 1889, Page 3
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