Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
Untitled 25, Dhassanac Man Wearing Traditional Headdress, Dhassanac Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
February 2011
African history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Description provided by Doggett: "A Dhassanac man wearing traditional headdress. In this labor-intensive style, multiple coatings of clay and water are applied to the hair; indigo paint and an ostrich feather serve as the final touches. In addition to their aesthetic value, headdresses like this one protect against skin and hair parasites.".
- Collection
- Drew Doggett Photographs
- Catalog date
- February 2011
- Cataloged creator or photographer
- Doggett, Drew
- Format and extent
- 1 Photographic print (color; matted, 12 x 18 in. (print); 18 x 24 in. (matted))
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2015-009, Item EEPA.2015-009-0010
Collection: Drew Doggett Photographs