Hair at Its Roots

Mkupuk Eba, Hairstyle series, 1974. Silver print on baryta paper, J.D.'Okhai Ojeikere © musée du quai Branly

Several museums around the world are dedicated to the study of history through a look at how we have felt about, styled, and preserved our hair: http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20130305-museums-trace-history-through-human-hair