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 Drawing by Helena |
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| Toilet sets include a variety of objects, which the Anglo-Saxons used for their personal hygiene. These included: | ||
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earscoops - used for removing wax from ears. |
 Drawing by Helena |
 Drawing by Helena |
nail or tooth picks - used for removing dirt from nails or food from between teeth. |
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tweezers - used for removing hair |
 Sehrash age 9 |
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scrapers - we do not know what these were used for. |
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cosmetic brushes - these would have held animal hairs but its use is unknown |
Matthew age 10 |
A toilet set could consist of all or just a couple of these objects. They were usually hung together on a ring which may have been worn on a belt or suspended on from a woman's necklace which was worn between a pair of brooches.
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Drawing by Helena |
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| From the finds in graves, it seems both men and women used toilet sets. However men seem to have prefered to use tweezers and women picks. | ||
