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Crowning achievements : African arts of dressing the head / Mary Jo Arnoldi and Christine Mullen Kreamer.

By: Arnoldi, Mary Jo
Contributor(s): Kreamer, Christine Mullen | University of California, Los Angeles. Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Language: English Publisher: Los Angeles : Fowler Museum of cultural history, 1995.Description: 192p. : ill., photos. (many col.) ; 26cm.ISBN: 0930741439Subject(s): Headgear -- Africa -- Exhibitions | Hairstyles -- Africa -- Exhibitions
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Africa Oceania and the Americas Open Shelves KY [ARN-] (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available M31845
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Catalogue to the exhibition at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995. - Bibl.: p.185-191. - Contents: Introduction / Mary Jo Arnoldi; Focus on twelve African hats / M.J. Arnoldi, C.M. Kreamer; Crowning glories: the head and hair / M.J. Arnoldi; Coiffure moderne: a gallery of African hair styles, 1970-1990; Practical beauty: headgear for daily wear / C.M. Kreamer; Spectacular hats for special occasions / C.M. Kreamer; Wrapping the head / M.J. Arnoldi; Yoruba headties / M. Oládèjo Afoláyan, Betty Wass; Lega hats / Elizabeth L. Cameron; Headdresses and titleholding among the Kuba / P. Darish, David A. Binkley; Transatlantic influences in headwear / C.M. Kreamer.