Hair and Headdresses

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Ondjise no tjikaiva/onduru/ohore (Otjiherero)

Eexwiki noidjalomwa yokomutwe (Oshikwanyama)

Moriri le ba diri ba Meriri (Setswana)

ǀÛb & !Khaīgu (Hai //Om)

Milili ni Milili ya kutina (Silozi) 

Nohuki no Mugwawo Worukura (Rukwangali)

Haare und Kopfschmuck (German)

Hare en Hooftooisels (Afrikaans)

Omafufu (Oshindonga)

lûn tsi /gapan (Khoekhoegowab)

 

Historical hairstyles and items worn on the head often carried important meanings. The gallery will allow visitors to engage with these objects, but will also explore contemporary issues around hair.

Ekori
Ekori
The Ekori is a headdress that both OvaHerero and Ovahimba were wearing in the nineteenth century. I…
Ekori - Historical Picture
Ekori - Historical Picture
A photograph taken by a German missionary in the late nineteenth century shows three Herero women in…
Yihiho (Hairpiece)
Yihiho (Hairpiece)
Yihiho is a style of headdress from the Vakwangali community. It was made out of braided sisal fibr…
Ondjise (Hair Extension)
Ondjise (Hair Extension)
Ondjise is the name for the hair extensions worn by Ovahimba women. The braids are made from a mixtu…
Traditional Braids
Traditional Braids
Girls from Ombalantu wearing braided hair extensions.(Photo: Scherz, Scherz,Taapopi & Otto, 1981…
Sihiho
Sihiho
A picture of the Sihiho which is part of the HelviMpingana Kondombolo Cultural Village collection.
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