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Made in the United Kingdom/Portugal.
Materials: Mask 100% organic cotton with elasticated straps, label made of recycled polyester.
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Width 20 cm
Height 7.5 cm, expandable.
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Undercover exhibition label:
FACE MASK
WAWWA
23 March 2020
£12
On 23 March 2020, the day that the first lockdown began in the United Kingdom, Manchester-based menswear brand WAWWA announced they were producing face masks. Made of 100% organic cotton they could be ordered via their Instagram account. The mask is double-layered with a white recycled polyester WAWWA label.
Made in the United Kingdom
Cotton
Archive no. 2020.100.17
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Undercover exhibition label:
FACE MASK LEAFLET
WAWWA
March 2020
Though it was one of the first masks produced at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in England, the WAWWA mask included one of the most comprehensive instruction sheets, complete with information on how to use the mask effectively. It also included links to research from the Netherlands and the University of Cambridge, which found that cotton masks can capture 50% of airborne particles.
Archive no. 2020.100.17