Heather Akou
Biographic Data
| ID | 11032332 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Akou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather |
| FAMILY NAME | Akou |
| SIGNATURE | AKOU H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Dressing Modern Like Our Mothers
Based on two decades of fieldwork in Ethiopia and the Oromo diaspora, Dressing Modern Like Our Mothers draws the reader into the worldview of the Oromo through an exploration of the history and symbolic meanings of Oromo dress practices. This includes clothing and jewelry, but also less-studied aspects of dress such as hairstyles, facial markings, applications of milk, butter, and blood to garments and the body, leather wrappings, and using sweet…
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Dressing Modern Like Our Mothers
Based on two decades of fieldwork in Ethiopia and the Oromo diaspora, Dressing Modern Like Our Mothers draws the reader into the worldview of the Oromo through an exploration of the history and symbolic meanings of Oromo dress practices. This includes clothing and jewelry, but also less-studied aspects of dress such as hairstyles, facial markings, applications of milk, butter, and blood to garments and the body, leather wrappings, and using sweet…
Aesthetics (1 work) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Cultural identity (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Identity (music (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work)