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Wash day : passing the legacy, rituals, and love of natural hair to the next generation

Title
Wash day : passing the legacy, rituals, and love of natural hair to the next generation / written and photographed by Tomesha Faxio.
Author
Faxio, Tomesha
Publication
  • New York : Clarkson Potter / Publishers, [2024]
  • ©2024

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Alternative Title
Passing the legacy, rituals, and love of natural hair to the next generation
Subject
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Grooming for girls
  • Hair > Care and hygiene
  • Hair > Care and hygiene > Social aspects
  • African American women > Pictorial works
  • African American women > Anecdotes
  • Hairdressing of Black people > Social aspects
  • Hairdressing of African Americans > Social aspects
  • Hairdressing of Black people > Pictorial works
  • Hairdressing of African Americans > Pictorial works
  • Black author
  • Hair
  • Secondary sex characteristics
Genre/Form
  • Illustrated works.
  • Anecdotes.
  • Pictorial works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references
Local note
  • Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Contents
Introduction -- Wash-Day Stories -- Notes.
Call Number
Sc D 25-249
ISBN
  • 0593579712
  • 9780593579718
OCLC
1385299607
Author
Faxio, Tomesha, author, photographer.
Title
Wash day : passing the legacy, rituals, and love of natural hair to the next generation / written and photographed by Tomesha Faxio.
Publisher
New York : Clarkson Potter / Publishers, [2024]
Copyright Date
©2024
Edition
First edition.
Description
255 pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Summary
"A visual celebration of natural Black hair that highlights the powerful connection between mothers and daughters during their wash day rituals." -- Goodreads.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc D 25-249
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