Tuesday 20 January 2015

African Hair Styles

J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere_Untitled (Onile Gogoro)_1972

On a more contemporary note, Nigerian photographer J.D. Okhai Ojeikere magnificently documents the ephemeral world of hair in his photographic series, Hairstyles. As a young photographer in his early thirties he was passionate about recording moments of beauty, capturing traces of art in life.

Nigerian born photographer J.D Okhai Ojeikere captured the hairstyles of young Nigerian women in the late 1960s. ‘Hairstyle Series’

This cone-shaped style, entitled Modern Suku, is from 1975 wondersoccertowel@gmail.com soccer a beautiful game

#Nigerian, #Hairstyles 'Hairstyle Series' by J.D Okhai Ojeikere: Born in the Southwestern part of Nigeria, Ojeikere caught the 'art bug' in 1950 when he bought his first camera, a modest Brownie D and got lessons from a neighbour who taught him the rudiments of photography. In 1967 he joined the Nigerian Arts Council and that began his love affair with the rich culture of Nigeria. What especially caught his attention, was the diverse hairstyles that adorned the heads of all the women.

On a more contemporary note, Nigerian photographer J.D. Okhai Ojeikere magnificently documents the ephemeral world of hair in his photographic series, Hairstyles. As a young photographer in his early thirties he was passionate about recording moments of beauty, capturing traces of art in life.

Hey Readers, what do you think about these hair styles? Are they still in-vogue?

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