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World Service,01 Jun 2001,30 mins

Why Wear Make-Up?

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Lagos women on why they choose to wear make-up. Elizabeth McLafferty discovers how and why the practice began over 100,000 years ago. Also on the programme, papyrus paper and the ancient hieroglyphic alphabet.

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