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Mata Ortiz ~ 07
 
Next he tried domesticated animals - horses, dogs and cats, but none of these was satisfactory either. Then one day, while sitting and pondering the paint brush source, he scratched his head in wonder and plucked a hair from his head.

After tyring it, he decided that human hair was much better than all of his previously failed tests. Today the principal brush used in the village is made from only 3-5 hairs, often from the heads of children.
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