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The Case of the Headbands

Tessa Barlin2021

Project FUEL

Project FUEL
India

In the case of headbands, San community forms patterns with different coloured ostrich eggshell beads, or a mixture of different kinds of beads and other products are used, such as pieces of porcupine quills, small wooden beads, and seeds. Sometimes, broken pieces of eggshells are used inside cocoons that serve as dance rattles.

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  • Title: The Case of the Headbands
  • Creator: Tessa Barlin
  • Date Created: 2021
  • Location: XaiXai village, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
  • Type: Photograph
  • Photography: Tessa Barlin
Project FUEL

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