Social hair: Tradition and change in Yoruba hairstyles in Southwestern Nigeria

The Fabrics of Culture: The Anthropology of Clothing and Adornment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 349-398

  Houlberg, Marilyn Hammersley ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84974373856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1515/9783111631523     Document Type: Chapter

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