1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usLeahhttps://www.accartbooks.com/us/blog/author/lcollett/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Uo7HGVmqAY"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/west-african-combs/">West African Combs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/west-african-combs/embed/#?secret=Uo7HGVmqAY" width="600" height="338" title="“West African Combs” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="Uo7HGVmqAY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9788874396771-04-2.jpg14001746West African combs: a hundred sublime pieces from an exceptional private collection. A tribute to sculpture and personal adornment. Foreword François Neyt Introduction: From Ordinary Combs to the Ornamental Combs of West Africa Valentine Plisnier and Najwa Borro Hair Ornaments: Exalted Presences Alain-Michel Boyer Introduction: An Art of the Conspicuous The Hair Metamorphoses: From Comb to Artwork The Art of Pomp for Men and Women Sensually Experienced Form: Materials and Patina An Unsung Art, a Vanished Art At the Origins: The Creators A Contrapuntal Art Levitating Beings Faces in Space: Single Heads Facing Each Other Real Hairstyles, Carved Hairstyles, Dreamt Hairstyles Scenes of Daily Life: Decorative Features The Lure of Geometry: Towards Abstraction? Conclusion WEST AFRICAN COMBS The Iconography of the Comb as A Social Marker: A Baule Music Hammer Sarah Boukamel and Najwa Borro Celebrating Approval: A Guro Mask Sarah Boukamel and Najwa Borro