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A towering wavy hairdo of a woman sitting against a rusty ornamented structure.
Finger Curls
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A woman wrapped in foil standing in front of the fountain in Forsyth Park.
Forsyth Fountain
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
Two women in black clothing wear towering coiffures adorned with rows of seashells and shrimp s…
Guiding Spirits of the Fisherman
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
Two women - one with pigtails adorned with gold cuffs and the other wearing facial paint and a …
Honoring the Past – Hair tradition comes from West African Savannah to the Savannah of the American South
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
Two women with raised hands stand in front of a veiled statue in the background.
Hope of the Cross – The Light Comes with Shadows – Woe with the Wonder
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A woman wears a tall hairdo mimicking the alternating bands of the lighthouse behind her.
The Lighthouse Hairdo
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A woman with moss covering her head peering between two knotty tree trunks.
The Moss Hairdo
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A partial shot of a woman with a large coiffure shaped into interlaced rigid curving strands em…
Palm Frond Hairdo
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A woman with pink curled hair and a blonde braid standing in front of a pink-toned building.
The Pink Ribbon Hairdo
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
The head of a woman in profile wearing a fanned reeded headdress against a backdrop of still wa…
Rising from the Marsh
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A nude woman with a tall column of hair lying in the middle of a dirt road with an infant.
The Road of Life
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
A woman wearing a white head wrap with loops of black and white braids and red beads stands in …
Sahara Desert
Maria von Matthiessen
1997
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