Igbo women and girls and their hairstyles, 1900-1930.
The crested hairstyle Ojongo remained popular until the mid-20th century and is a distinctive element in Igbo art representing women. Women adorned their hair with various ornaments such as thread, feathers, shells, bone, wood, beads, Igbo currency, coins, or cloth.
They also used mud mixed with colorful ores, yellow and red camwood powder or paste, palm oil, and charcoal for styling. The threaded hairstyle Isi/Ishi Owu remains popular among married women in rural areas even today.
