Jun 10, 2020
Hair-Dressing As A Work Of Art
“Charcoal dust and palm oil are freely used, but should necessity arise the structure must be cut away entirely, as it cannot be ‘undone’”
Date: 1921
Physical Source: Among the Ibos of Nigeria, an account of the curious & interesting habits, customs, & beliefs of a little known African people by one who has for many years lived amongst them on close & intimate terms, by G. T. Basden.
Digital Source: [Schomburg Center]
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Hair - dressing as a work of art." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1921. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-8721-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
