Title:
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DREADS
SACRED RITES OF THE NATURAL HAIR REVOLUTION |
By: |
Francesco Mastalia, Alfonse Pagano, Alice Walker |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£14.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
157965150X |
ISBN 13: |
9781579651503 |
Publisher: |
WORKMAN PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
24 August, 2000 |
Pages: |
144 |
Description: |
The subversion and conviction represented by the dread-heads as well as the styles are captured in this collection. From a Brooklyn postal worker to a Japanese farmer, dread-wearers from around the world wax philosophic about their choice of hair. |
Synopsis: |
Dreadlocks are a modern phenomenon with roots reaching as far back as the fifth century. According to ancient Hindu beliefs, dreads signified a singleminded pursuit of the spiritual. Devotion to God displaced vanity, and hair was left to its own devices.Dreads captures this organic explosion of hair in all its beautiful, subversive glory. One hundred duotone portraits present dread-heads from around the world, in all walks of life. Interviewed on location by the photographers, jatta-wearers wax philosophic about the integrity of their hair, and every stunning image confirms their choice. Alice Walker puts words to pictures, offering lyrical ruminations about her decision to let her own mane mat. |
Illustrations: |
100 duotone photographs |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Workman Publishing |
Returns: |
Returnable |