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c. 1943. This is from a mostly uncaptioned WW II photo album. Most of the photos are apparently originals taken by an American serviceman and most appear to be from West and North Africa although there are some from Egypt, India, South Africa (probably commercial prints) and perhaps elsewhere. This one may be from what is now Ghana, but people with similar hair styles also lived in Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso. The photographer was stationed in Southern Ghana in December of 1942 and early 1943, though he may also have been in Côte d'Ivoire. The ethnic group is probably Birifor, Lobi, or Téguessié. The following details are from Les Tribus du Rameau Lobi. (Travaux et memoires de l'Institut d'Ethnologie-XV) by Henri Labouret (Institut d'ethnologie, Paris, 1931): pp. 186-187: La coiffure, dont l’agencement constitue souvent un art assez compliqué, est également destinée à rehausse l’aspect physique. Les hommes d’un certain âge portent d’ordinaire les cheveux courts, certains se rasent la tête, mais les jeunes gens et les adultes dans la force de l’âge accordent à cet ornement naturel des soins particuliers. Les Birifor, Lobi et Téguessié ont souvent les cheveux très longs; ils les séparent en deux masses par une raie médiane avant de les tresser, de manière que les brins extrêmes rentrent à l’intérieur de la coiffure, qui prend alors l’aspect d’un casque et se termine sur le devant par un longue mèche…. L’ensemble est assez fréquemment recouvert d’une étoffe noire enduite de graisse végétale. Quelquefois, les tempes et le front sont rasés, et les cheveux qui restent, séparés en petites nattes parallèles, à l’extrémité desquelles on aime à attacher des cauris blancs d’un bel effet. L’art du postiche est connu. Beaucoup de coiffures en casque sont renforcées par un rouleau de chiffons convenablement placé, il existe même de véritables perruques en fibres végétales tressées et peintes au noir de fumée…. A la coiffure de parade, on aime à joindre des plumes blanches tirées de l’aile des calaos ou des plumes de vautours, qui sont de couleur brune. A fin que ces ornements se contournent à l’extrémité, on les retaille au couteau…. |
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Author | John Atherton |
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