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Hairdo and body decoration

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posted on 2024-11-20, 17:33 authored by Alfredo González-RuibalAlfredo González-Ruibal, CARLOS NIETOCARLOS NIETO
Back view of Abu Ramla girl with typical braided hairdo without decoration and necklaces made up of plastic beads, plastic buttons and cowrie shells

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A08

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Cultural group

Abu Ramla

Participants

Jämila Bashir Hizab

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Ayinshimish, Benishangul-Gumuz

Item/object

Alämärar (headdress), miza-täqätaq (necklace)

Materials

Plastic beads, Plastic Buttons, Cowrie shells

Cultural context/event

Body decoration

Social group setting

Community

Location

Village

Date of creation

2020-01-22

Unique ID

2019LG07-A08-0155

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