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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
Top view of Abu Ramla girl with typical braided hairdo decorated with a diadem of plastic beads

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

A08

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Cultural group

Abu Ramla

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

2020-01-23

Unique ID

2019LG07-A08-0158

Usage metrics

    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

    Categories

    Keywords

    Abu Ramlahairdobody decoration

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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