African crowns

c.1890-1906 - More shots of the common freeformed hairstyling amongst Batende-Bapoto-Bangala people in the northern region of Congo Extracts taken from the BMS Archive of G. Grenfell’s expedition

Angola 1923-33

1939- Hairdressing amongst girls from Amparimiaiky, Madagascar

1931 - Plaited hairstyle of a Mandinka man from Guinea

c.1930-1939 - Portrait of an Igbo woman, eastern Nigeria.

c.1928-1936 - Nkorang girls adorned with jewellery in Nwereme, present day Ghana

c. Early 19thC - Intricately beaded hairstyle of a woman from Angola.

c.1944 - Wolof woman photographed in Saint-Louis, Senegal

c.1881 - Zande warriors , modern day Democratic Republic of Congo

Femmes Peul, Mayo-Kebbi, Binder 1920-1939

Femmes Peuls à Binder, Tchad 1920-1939

Famille Fula (Peul), Niafunké Mali 1960-1970

Une femme Peul attend l’arrivée du bétail à Diafarabé, Mali

c.1939 - Hairstyle of a man from Andranata, Madagascar

c.1951 - Hairstyle of a Luvando woman photographed in the south-western region of Angola

c.1968 - Portrait of an Asante komfo priest with dreadlocks, photographed in Ghana

Title: Plaque: Court Official Location: Nigeria Culture: Edo peoples Date: 16th–17th century metmuseum.org/art/collection… #Nigeria #ArtBot

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c.1914 - Man from present day Congo (DRC) with a common local coiffure and jewellery. Photographer unknown

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From the Basel mission archive

c. 1920 - Portrait of a girl from Accra, present day Ghana