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Teen Lab at the Art Institute of Chicago
the art of braiding workshop with shani crowe
Shani Crowe is an interdisciplinary artist from Chicago's south side. Her work is centered on cultural coiffure and beauty ritual, as they relate to the diasporic African, and how these practices function as tools to foster connectivity.
Shani
Emani volunteers to help Shani demonstrate a hair braiding technique to the group.
Braids
Shani begins to weave in the blue colored hair.
Emani!
Shani reviews her beautiful work!
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