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| − | Fine, smooth hair from any of several species of [ | + | Fine, smooth hair from any of several species of [[goat|goats]], such as ''Capri hircus''. Goat hair can be white, gray, or black. It has been used to make [[yarn]] and to make artist and cosmetic [[brush|brushes]]. Goat hairs do not point well since they have a blunt tip (Pinney 1999). They are typically used in Oriental brushes and inexpensive school artist brushes (Pinney 1999). |
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Revision as of 08:45, 16 January 2014
Description
Fine, smooth hair from any of several species of goats, such as Capri hircus. Goat hair can be white, gray, or black. It has been used to make Yarn and to make artist and cosmetic brushes. Goat hairs do not point well since they have a blunt tip (Pinney 1999). They are typically used in Oriental brushes and inexpensive school artist brushes (Pinney 1999).
Additional Information
° Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes: The Indispensable Tools' unpublished glossary, 1999.
Additional Images
Goat (genus Capra)
Goat hair
White Goat Hair Brushes
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "goat" Encyclopædia Britannica. [Accessed October 16, 2003].
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes', unpublished glossary, 1999
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)