https://github.com/fitzwilliammuseum/fitz-afrocombs

Archived website for the afrocombs project
https://github.com/fitzwilliammuseum/fitz-afrocombs

cambridge-university exhibition exhibition-website jekyll

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Archived website for the afrocombs project

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/fitzwilliammuseum/fitz-afrocombs
• Owner: FitzwilliamMuseum
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-09-12T07:30:09.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-31T11:55:55.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-04T05:39:28.800Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: cambridge-university, exhibition, exhibition-website, jekyll
• Language: HTML
• Homepage: https://afrocombs.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
• Size: 11.4 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Origins of the Afrocomb

[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/405576444.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/405576444)

![afrocomb](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/286552/163885056-bcf92a73-519f-4edc-8bca-bc439d569d11.jpg)

Hair and grooming have always played an important role in the culture of Africa and the African Diaspora. The traditional African comb or pick has played a crucial role in the creation, maintenance, and decoration of hair-styles for both men and women.

In many African societies, ancient and modern, the hair comb symbolises status, group affiliation, and religious beliefs, and is encoded with ritual properties. The handles of combs are decorated with objects of status, such as the headrest, human figures, and motifs that reference nature and the traditional spiritual world.

## To run locally

* Install Jekyll on your machine following these [instructions](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/)

* Install Git on your machine following these [instructions](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)

* Clone the code for this repository:

   `git clone https://github.com/FitzwilliamMuseum/fitz-afrocombs`

* Install the gems

   `bundle install`

* Change to the directory and then run this command in terminal `bundle exec jekyll serve`

## Credits

Website by [@portableant](https://github.com/portableant)

## License

GPL V3 for code, CC-BY-NC-SA-ND for content (text and images) unless stated otherwise.

## Contributing guidelines

If you want to contribute fixes to this site, you are very welcome to do so. To do this, either add a [bug report under issues](https://github.com/FitzwilliamMuseum/fitz-afrocombs/issues) or fork the repository and create a new branch for proposed fixes and then submit a pull request.