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Pictured in a dark room is the back of a head wrapped with a fabric headwrap. The fabric is a blue color and knotted at the bottom of the head to keep it in place, the ends of the piece sticking upwards and downwards. The left side of the picture is dimly lit, putting the remainder of the scene in shadow.
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Lensu maradu na kabesa

PO DI TERRA - STORIES OF MAMA DI NHANTONIA

It's a series of photos that explore Cape-Verdeans history through expressions and household collections. What was once part of the daily life of Cape Verde, now are just part of the nostalgia of “MAMA DI NHANTONIA” (A 98 years old Cape Verdean woman) as she moves inward, in her memories during the quarantine of Covid 19.

Lensu maradu na kabesa - Mama di Nhantonia does not recall a day that she doesn't wrap her hair with the fabrics.