What is the significance of a long haired wig in a Santeria funeral ceremony?

The target is not clearily defined, If you mean a wig on the deceased, this is merely a form of ( Make-Up) to give the deceased Lady as life-like an appearance as possible, and may be required as a result of several forms of illness which cause hair loss, or even in some cases ( such as Princess Grace) to repair damage from an auto accident.The Wig is on the deceased, it is not some sort of prop carried around like the(Jingling Johnnies) in German martial parades. The singer and actress Myrta Silva was, as the saying goes, Buried in a Wig, of Auburn hue. She was Puerto Rican.