Wednesday 20 August 2014

Pictures From Exhibition On Art And Hair In Africa At The Wits Art Museum In Johannesburg.

 

An Exhibition on Art and Hair in Africa with the theme "Doing Hair" was opened last night, 19th August 2014 at the Wits Art Museum, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. In this exhibition were in display for the general public hair that reflect beauty, style, identity and creativity across Africa.

The sculptures and drawings in the street gallery represented many legendary hairstyles of people in Africa. With those of Baule from Ivory Coast, Mende from Sierra-Leone, Ibibio from Nigeria and Biseke-Luba from Democratic Republic of Congo among others. This education resource is sponsored by the Kingdom of the Netherland.

The Exhibition runs from 20th August till 2nd November 2014. More pics after cut...



                                    A selection of combs from the African continent



















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