c.1890-1906 - More shots of the common freeformed hairstyling amongst Batende-Bapoto-Bangala people in the northern region of Congo
Extracts taken from the BMS Archive of G. Grenfell’s expedition
c.1920 - Postcard of a young woman with a braided hairstyle and studded ear piercings in Stanleyville (Kisangani), present day Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source - Icharta
c.1921-1932 - children with dreadlocks in the Gold Coast, present day Ghana - known as a “ Bagyina'Ba”, it is a title held for children who have overcome premature adversity.
Photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray
c.1935-1939 - portrait of a young man from Cuando , Angola with a hairstyle combining shaved sides with a comb dressed in his hair.
Photographed by Elmano Cunha e Costa
c.1921-1932 - Group shot of Okomfo priests that attended the Apo ceremony in the Gold Coast, present day Ghana.
Photographed by Robert Sutherland Rattray
c.1890s - Common hairstyle amongst Bapende (Pende, Bondonga) men from the Northern region of Congo.
Extracts taken from George Grenfell archives, Baptist Church Missionary Society amongst various other sources.
c.1938-1939- Higher quality , extended shots of the diverse braiding styles amongst a group of Yaka singers in present day DRC.
Photographed by Hans Himmelheber
c.1935-1939 - Photograph of a girl from the At-Temariam subgroup of the Tigre ethnic community -present day Eritrea.
Herskovits Library of African Studies - Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs
c.1880-1939 - Portraits showcasing the common plaited hairstyles and uli body art amongst young Igbo men from present day Nigeria.
Photographed by J Stöcker
c.1914 - Banama man from an area near the Benue river, present day Nigeria, wearing a plaited hairstyle with a beaded necklace and earrings.
Photographed by Cecil Hayward
c.1958-
1. Nana Kwabena Ankemako, High-priest of Ntoa at Seseman-Nkoranza
2- Okomfo Priests
From the book -“The Akan of Ghana, their ancient beliefs” by Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.
Late 19th century- Pende man from Northern Congo
Sourced from Baptist Church Missionary Society Archive - (Higher quality extract from previous thread)
The “Mau Mau” warriors of Kenya were known to have worn long dreadlocks. This striking feature gained them notoriety across the world and inspired further anti-colonial uprisings.
🇳🇬 - 16th/17th century- Benin bronze depicting a man with dreadlocks - known to the Edo people of southern Nigeria as Agbihiagha/ ihiagha.
Oba Akengboi (the 23rd Oba), who ruled the ancient kingdom of Benin between 1669AD-1675AD, was said to have worn the style.
In the Wolof language, locked hair is known as Ndiagne.
The Baye fall sect of the Mouride brotherhood or Yoonu murit, founded in 1883, are known to to wear dreadlocks in reverence of the disciple of Amadou Bamba - Ibrahima fall
Late 17th century - “Bronze plaque said to represent Oba Akengboi in battle dress”
Extract from the book “Two thousand years, Nigerian art” by Ekpo Eyo - 1977