Indian women’s hair styles; their origin in tradition; how the hair is dressed and how the styles may be adapted to wear with Western dress. A stylist makes sketches for hair styles based on those seen in temple carvings and the Ajunta cave frescoes; how the hair is oiled and the styles built up; the use of garlands, particularly jasmine, and jkewellery; dressing a Western woman’s hair in adaptations of Indian styles.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009785
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → India - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - India
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - India
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - India
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hairstyles
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)