in hot climates, it's often... quite beneficial to cut the hair veryshort or to... shave it off completely. one reason... is to discourage head lice, always aproblem in ancient egypt, because the lice can only live if theyhave access to the blood supply, and if there's a wig on top of the headthen that's not possible, but wigs were also a status symbol... for ancient egyptians. if you couldhave... a very elaborate wig with many, manycurls and braids...
then that was a sign if your high rank. also for women, elaborate wigs... had erotic significance and we knowthat they were often regarded as a... a kind of sexual allure, which is actually mentioned in egyptiantexts.
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