The Afro Comb: Black Hair History, Identity and Resistance

For more than 5,000 years, the comb has been more than a grooming tool. Across cultures and generations, it has carried meaning: a marker of care, artistry, spirituality, status, identity and, ultimately, resistance. In The Afro Comb: A History of Identity and Resistance, co-curator Joyce De Jesús Martínez invites visitors to reconsider an object that […] The post The Afro Comb: Black Hair History, Identity and Resistance appeared first on CC Mag.

The Afro Comb: Black Hair History, Identity and Resistance

For more than 5,000 years, the comb has been more than a grooming tool. Across cultures and generations, it has carried meaning: a marker of care, artistry, spirituality, status, identity and, ultimately, resistance. In The Afro Comb: A History of Identity and Resistance, co-curator Joyce De Jesús Martínez invites visitors to reconsider an object that […]

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