The Hot Comb’s (Far Less Traumatizing) Second Coming

A new generation is bringing the hot comb back, and the market is following suit. Explore our deep dive into the return of the comb.
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The Designer Inspired by Bees and Her Grandmother’s African Comb Collection

When Brianna Nichole Love was a child in San Antonio, she tried to convince her parents to let her keep bees in the backyard (the answer was an immediate no). But, undeterred, she got an internship at ...
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Symbolism of West African Combs: Januwa Moja

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Januwa Moja celebrates the African diaspora through her work as an artist and designer. In this video, Moja shares a variety of combs collected ...
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6,000 years of African combs / Sally-Ann Ashton

"Written as a result of research undertaken for a special exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge (2 July-3 November 2013) entitled Origins of ...