Crowning achievements : African arts of dressing the head / Mary Jo Arnoldi and Christine Mullen Kreamer ; with contributions by Michael Oládčjo Afoláyan [and others].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191).
Contents
Introduction / Mary Jo Arnoldi -- Focus on twelve African hats / Mary Jo Arnoldi and Christine Mullen Kreamer -- Crowning glories : the head and hair / Mary Jo Arnoldi -- Coiffure moderne : a gallery of African hair styles, 1970-1990 -- Practical beauty : headgear for daily wear ; Spectacular hats for special occasions / Christine Mullen Kreamer -- Wrapping the head / Mary Jo Arnoldi -- Yoruba headties / Michael Oládčjo Afoláyan and Betty Wass -- Lega hats : hierarchy and status / Elisabeth L. Cameron --
Headdresses and titleholding among the Kuba / Patricia Darish and David A. Binkley -- Transatlantic infuences in headwear / Christine Mullen Kreamer.