A piece of Sulawesi in South Africa?

[David]

Originally Posted by kronckew

is this the same place where victorian hair oil came from -ie. macassar oil? the fad for greasy hair caused wives to oplace washable lace decorated covers on the headrest area of lounge chairs to keep the oil off the upholstery. they are known as anti-macassars.

Macassar oil is apparently so named because certain ingredients for it were procured from Makassar, Sulawesi. It has nothing to do with the place of the same name in South Africa though.