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Lock of David Bowie's hair to be auctioned
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David Bowie attends an awards show in New York on June 5, 2007. The singer died on Jan. 10 at the age of 69. (AP/Stephen Chernin)
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small lock of late singer David Bowie's hair is set to be auctioned in Beverly Hills, California. The former owner of the hair, Wendy Farrier, used to be a wigmaker at Madame Tussauds museum in London.
“Hair samples were taken so that they could be matched at a later stage to accurately reproduce the various shades of blonde Bowie had as his style at the time,” said Farrier in a letter that was written for the Heritage Auction house, adding that Bowie came for his hair cut in 1983.
Farrier then was allowed to take and keep Bowie’s lock of hair because her superiors recognized her as a Bowie’s fan. For three decades, she kept the lock of hair alongside her photograph with Bowie in her house.
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Bowie’s lock of hair is estimated to be able to fetch Rp 53 million ($4,000), according to a report by kompas.com. A portion of the proceeds will go to Soi Dog foundation in Thailand, which aims to save abused and neglected dogs.
David Bowie, an English singer, songwriter, and actor, passed away on Jan. 10 due to cancer at the age of 69. (wir/kes)
