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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
Two women - one with pigtails adorned with gold cuffs and the other wearing facial paint and a …
Two women - one with pigtails adorned with gold cuffs and the other wearing facial paint and a green grass-like hat - stand amongst the reeds of a marsh.
Honoring the Past – Hair tradition comes from West African Savannah to the Savannah of the American South, Maria von Matthiessen, 1997, color print, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © 2018 by Malte von Matthiessen.

Honoring the Past – Hair tradition comes from West African Savannah to the Savannah of the American South

Artist (American, 1944 - 2001)
Date1997
Mediumcolor print
DimensionsSight: 9 11/16 × 18 1/4 inches (24.6 × 46.4 cm)
Portfolio/Series"The Magical Self: African-American Hairdos in Savannah" series
Credit LineMuseum purchase.
Object number2001.11.15
On View
Not on view
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Subject MatterSavannah National Wildlife Refuge, 694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, South Carolina, United States of America
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