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Category Archives: African Comb
Plumes: The Creative Museum at the Musée des Arts d’Afrique et d’Asie
In its second collaboration with the Museum of African and Asian Arts in Vichy, The Creative Museum has been invited to participate in the exhibition, PLUMES. Human fascination with birds begins when their freedom of flight captures our imaginations. We … Continue reading
Posted in African Comb, American Hair Comb, Chinese Hair Comb, Creative Museum, Indian Hair Comb, Oceanic Comb, Papua New Guinea, Rajasthan, Senoufo, Tlingit
Tagged China, creative museum, Dani, hair comb, Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Asie, Museum of African and Asian Arts, Rajasthan, Senoufo, tlingit
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AMNH Collection: Mangbetu Ivory Combs of the Belgian Congo
Ivory hair combs for the American Museum of Natural History were collected on a cultural expedition by Herbert Lang and James P. Chapin from 1909 to 1915. James Chapin and a child, name unknown They were made by the Mangbetu … Continue reading
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Tagged african comb, American Museum of natural History, Belgian Congo, ivory comb, Mangbetu
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Hairdressing as Language: Exhibit at the Musée Dapper
The Musée Dapper in Paris was realized by the efforts of the Olfert Dapper Foundation. Dapper was a Dutch historian whose most famous book, Description of Africa (1688), wove geography, economics, politics, medicine, social life and customs. Free of ethnocentric … Continue reading
Samburu Jewelry, Rebecca Lolosoli, and Half the Sky
In the Samburu district of Kenya, near Archers Post, lies a village of women’s dignity – Umoja. It is a refuge for victims of domestic violence. Normally pastoral cattle herders, Samburu matriarch Rebecca Lolosoli has started a business to make … Continue reading
Posted in African Comb, Samburu
Tagged Half the Sky, Kenya, Nicholas Kristof, Rebecca Lolosoli, Samburu headdress, Samburu jewelry, Umoja Village
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Eyes Open: Tribal Combs and Masks
When light or wind passes through, the open eyes of a mask can haunt you. Ancestral spirits look back. I wanted to show some tribal combs and masks, whose open designs allow this emotional exchange to happen. From The Creative … Continue reading
Posted in African Comb, Creative Museum, Lwimbi, new guinea headdress, Zande
Tagged african comb, baule, boa, creative museum, east sepik river, lwimbi, pora pora, tribal comb
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The Nuba People of Sudan
In 1974-’76, Leni Riefenstahl published portraits of the Nuba people in two books: Africa, which was about the Mesakin Nuba, and the People of Kau, which featured the South East Nuba 100 miles away. In the mid-70’s, the Nuba’s artistic … Continue reading
Posted in African Comb, Nuba
Tagged Africa, african comb, ARDC, Leni Riefensthal, Nuba mountains, Nuba people, South Sudan, Sudan, The People of Kau
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The Creative Museum World Tour
Another blog wrote about them: Le Blog de Cameline! She tells the story of the family in French. This post will be an English translation, and then I will pick some of my favorite combs from this magnificent collection, so … Continue reading
Hemba Combs of the Congo
The Luba Empire was a pre-colonial Central African state, which was founded by King Kongolo Maniema, c. 1585. The Hemba people were incorporated because they started to migrate into Luba territory at the beginning of the Empire. In addition to … Continue reading
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Tagged african comb, Congo, creative museum, Hemba comb, Hemba tribe
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Creative Museum: Tuareg Jewelry Worn by a Wodaabe Woman
by The Creative Museum: Parmi les peuples de la savane africaine, les Peuls, appelés aussi Fulanis, se font remarquer par la finesse de leurs traits. Les hommes comme les femmes attachent beaucoup d’importance à leur aspect physique qu’ils entretiennent avec … Continue reading
Posted in African Comb, Creative Museum, Fulani, Tuareg, Wodaabe
Tagged African hair comb, creative museum, fulani, silver hair pin, Tuareg, Wodaabe
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Creative Museum: Fulani Hair Ornaments and Jewelry
The complexity and symbolism of Fulani coiffures, hair ornaments, jewelry, clothing, and tatoos reflect their history as a conquering people. They have 4 castes: noblemen, merchants, blacksmiths, and slaves. Before the Europeans arrived, powerful empires ruled the African Savannah for … Continue reading