Yoruba women wearing headties in ile- Ife, 1971.

Wrapping the Head, Crowning Achievements.

"In southern Nigeria, among the Yoruba, where women's headties are considered a key element in formal dress ensembles, the practice of wrapping and decorating the heads relates to critical Yoruba beliefs about the sacredness of the head and its role in defining aspects of personhood".

Picture submitted to UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History by Arnoldi in 1995.

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