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A Theda Bara pair of wigs attributed to Carmen and Salome

10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
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A Theda Bara pair of wigs attributed to Carmen and Salome

Fox Film Corporation, 1915 and 1918. Auburn-colored wig with long ringlets overlying a skull cap with small boning sewn in, the longest curl being approximately 35 inches, worn by Bara when she played the tempestuous gypsy in Carmen; together with a brown-colored hairpiece/fall in which the long ringlets are attached to a seam and tied with a string, the longest curl being approximately 25 inches, worn by Bara in her role as the scheming vixen in Salome. Bara herself identified the films in which these wigs were worn to the original owner, her neighbor Joan Craig, and also indicated that they were made of human hair by her own mother, who was a professional wig-maker. Accompanied by a letter of provenance.
Provenance: originally from the collection of Joan Craig, to whom it was gifted by Theda Bara; Heritage Auctions, Signature Music & Entertainment Auction #696, October 5, 2008, lot 49218.
Folded: 19 x 10 x 7 in.

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