Post two of two: awesome headdresses





The other day I found out that the Daasanach people of Ethiopia make gorgeous headdresses using bottle caps. I've always liked bottle caps: they're pretty colors, nice shapes, and they make a great noise. I like pretty much any art that uses them, and self adornment? Brilliant.

They give a sense of abundance and joy. Here are a couple of examples:


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This I like because the beads remind me of acorns--a headdress combining acorns and bottle caps is fabulous.


Photo by the talented Eric Lafforgu...
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Published on January 08, 2016 07:20
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