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Why Wear Make-Up?

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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30 minutes

麻豆官网首页入口 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project