In And Out Of The Studio: Photographic Portraits From West Africa

[beingofserenity]

I often google search ancient African hair practices, just to find out how black women cared for their hair.
How often did the wash it?
What did they wash it with?
How did they style it?
What did they put on it?
Did they have long hair or short hair? Did they shave it bald?

I basically never get anything interesting, most of the time I end up at LHCF. But this time I found a bunch of portraits of women in Senegal, some from the late 1800s, early 1900s, and 1950s-1960s.

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibition...0-4888-A817-2ED86D937773}&rpp=20&pg=1

 

[krissyhair]

She bad and you can't tell her anything.

Thanks for sharing the beautiful photo series! I love their full twists and buns.

 

[theRaven]

Beautiful I love vintage photos I love seeing the fashion and all the hairstyles.

 

[Topsido]

I love both their juicy puffs.

[QUOTE

QUOTE]

 

[intellectualuva]

Awesome photos. Thanks for sharing OP.

 

[Coilystep]

This is great. I love vintage photos.

 

[Guinan]

AWESOME thread!! These pics are beautiful!! They look so classy.

 

[movingforward]

I remember a gym teacher that I had when I was 15 tell the entire class, that we need to stop perming our hair and allow it to be in its natural state. She said she only put natural products on her hair. Such as berry juice (?!?!) and other natural juices.

For a 60 year old woman she rocked a nice afro.

I would imagine back then they used whatever the Earth provided and keep it simple in the hair styling department.