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Moor's head
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"Maure" redirects here. For the commune in France, see Maure, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
A Moor's head, also known as a Maure, since the 11th century, is a symbol depicting the head of a black moor. The term moor came to define anyone who was Muslim or had black skin.
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