Coiffures Traditionnelles et Modernes au Mali

Text and photographs by Mamadou Kone with a forward by Somé Mamadou Coulibaly. Dedicated ‘to the women of Mali, who are the source of the inalienable dignity of the Mali people.’

‘From the Khasso to the Kénédougou and from the Bélédougou to the Songhoï, sharper and better-trained eyes than ours have discovered for us the masterpieces which we created and cared for but which our own eyes - complexed, colonised and therefore blinded - neglected in order to turn to that other dubious beauty whose only merit is the import stamp.’

‘This book is more than just an album; it is an absolute living encyclopaedia of the beauties of our land. It is also a message to the whole world, particularly to the men and women of Mali, so that they shall discover themselves and develop their Mali personality to the full. It teaches us to take stock of our own worth and impose on the outside world a respect for the true dimensions of our negro sense of what is beautiful’ Coulibaly

Good condition with yellowing and a small tear on the dust jacket. The book itself is in very good condition - hardback, first edition. Published in 1970, 160 pages and fully illustrated.