File:African Ebony hand carved comb set.jpg
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English: Hair and grooming have always played an important role in the culture of Africa and the African Diaspora and the traditional African comb, known also as an African pick, rake, or ‘Afro’ has played a crucial role in the creation, maintenance, and decoration of hair-styles. Furthermore, the African comb has been used by both men and women, and continues to be relevant to both groups in the present day.
In many African societies, ancient and modern, the hair comb symbolizes status, group affiliation, and religious beliefs, and is encoded with ritual properties. The handles of combs are decorated with objects of status, such as the headrest, human figures, and motifs that reference nature and the traditional spiritual world. It is possible through archaeological records of burials, and through recording oral histories in modern societies to understand the process of imbuing this inanimate object with non-material powers. In the twentieth century ‘afro’ combs have taken on a wider political and cultural message, perhaps most notably in the form of the ‘black fist’ comb that references the Black power salute.
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Author | Nyuso Za Nairobi |
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Author | Nyuso Za Nairobi |
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ISO speed rating | 500 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:27, 20 February 2021 |
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Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
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File change date and time | 21:32, 27 February 2021 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 11:27, 20 February 2021 |
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APEX brightness | 0.89 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 1 APEX (f/1.41) |
Metering mode | Spot |
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Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
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White balance | Auto white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 53 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Sharpness | Normal |
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Serial number of camera | 63M68095 |
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Date metadata was last modified | 00:32, 28 February 2021 |
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