Vintage Hair Care / Styles

AFRICA

FASHIONS IN COIFFURE AFFECTED BY HOVA WOMEN

Styles of hair dressing vary considerably among the different Malagasy tribes. These Hova women plait their hair in very fine braids, which are drawn tightly and evenly from a central parting and secured round the nape of the neck. The upper figure on the right displays the coiffure adopted as sign of mourning, the hair being drawn out to full length and set in stiffened dishevelment