A lock of David Bowie's hair is set to be auctioned off this week.

The keepsake is currently owned by Wendy Farrier, who snagged the lock in 1983 when Bowie posed for his wax statue at Madame Tussauds in London.

Farrier was using the hair to construct the wig for the statue.

Now the lock of hair is estimated to sell for $6,000.

Margaret Barrett of Heritage Auctions in Los Angeles said that they "have sold a lot of celebrity hair in the past, but never any of David Bowie's."

"This is pretty unique. It is difficult to predict how much it will go for, but we recently sold some of John Lennon's hair, which was snipped from his head by his barber, for a huge sum," she added.

Other items being sold at the auction include a signed copy of Hunky Dory, a signed drawing from 1996, a gold disc of Bowie's Let's Dance album and more.