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Is buying a lock of famous hair the new collectible?

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Justin Bieber's recently sold for $40,000 on eBay and now a lock of Mozart's hair is up for auction at Sotheby's. Curator, Ross McFarlane from the Wellcome Collection joins Samira Ahmed to discuss our fascination with grisly mementos and why museums and private collectors are interested in these relics. First broadcast on Front Row, 27 May 2015.

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