Mar 21, 2021
Web Weaving: Ritual, bond, culture, and intimacy in hair-braiding
from r/NoStupidQuestions / “SOMALIA. Somaliland. Hairdressing, Somaliland,” 1900 antique photo / Robin Wall Kimmerer, from “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” / Hannah Lock, “Braid” / Siraad Dirshe, from “Respect our Roots: A Brief History of Our Braids” / Jeremy Rodney-Hall / Schuyler Peck, from “Self-Love Comes Over” / “Never Too Old For Mommy To Do My Hair” from Facebook (retrieved from Yahoo! Life) / Paola Klug, from “Trenzaré mi tristeza” (Eng. trans.: “I will braid my sadness”) / “Four generations of women braiding each other’s hair,” mural in Longmont, Colorado
