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Afrochella 2019 Was Full Of Must-See Body Art

Attendees left us inspired for festival season.
Afrochella 2019 Was Full Of Must-See Body Art
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By Jennifer Ford · Updated December 6, 2020

When you mix Africa’s diverse culture with festival fashion, you get a camera roll of creatives wearing headwraps, Ankara prints, body chains, and body art. This year’s Afrochella Festival held in Accra, Ghana over the weekend was chockfull of all the above. But we have to admit that we were most enamored with the latter.

Festival-goers were clad head to toe in creative designs, and the unique body art was too good not to capture.

Below check out the festive face paint and tribal trimmings we spotted during the cultural celebration. And don’t forget to bookmark these looks for the festival season.

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Black Queens ✊🏾👑 installment by – @moshoodat @crownedbymoshoodat #AFROCHELLA Ghana 2019 📸 @amofred1

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@afrochella was a movie 🎥. Dope couple. | 📸: taken by me| . . . . Wakanda is real guys. It does exist. . . #afrochella2019 #ghana #couplegoals

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Blessing your timeline with more melanin 🔥 (📷: @sierranallo, @joe_chea) #Afrochella #YearofReturn #essencefullcirclefestival

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🇬🇭 AFROCHELLA 2019🇬🇭 Accra, Ghana Had a great time yesterday. My people are lit 🔥 and so creative…I’ll definitely be back!! #Accra #Ghana #afrochella #afrochella2019 #yearofreturn #melanin #melaninpoppin #blackgirlmagic

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Ghana Day 2: Afrochella 2019, the celebration of African culture. (Photo by Cheriss May). . . . . . #cherissmay #visualstoryteller #lovewhatidodowhatilove #lifeofaphotojournalist #afrochella #ghana #ghanayearofreturn #yearofreturn #africanculture #womenphotograph #wpowdc #howardalumni #blackwomen #blackgirlmagic #headwraps

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You see human beings life, she intentionally blurred us out so she would look more finer than us 🤣🤣🤣🤣 @eyram_ami you are bad 🤣🤣🤣🤣#afrochella#funday#entertainment#afrochella2019

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I was told #Ghana looks good on me, I think I’d have to agree 🇬🇭 Grateful to have been your canvas @laolunyc 🖤 #SacredArt #Ori 📸: @jibolu 📍: #Afrochella

A post shared by Rachael A. Edwards ☮ (@rachaelaedwards) on Dec 30, 2019 at 6:26am PST

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😍 my body art by @geraldo.360 @afronationghana. Thanks Gerald! I had the best time at Afro Nation Ghana: the music, the vibes, the food, and the gorgeous beach in the background! It's definitely the event to attend if you're here for #decemberinghana, #yearofreturn or just because. Today is the last day to catch it. . . . . . #afronationghana #bodyart #afroculture #bodypainting #beautifulpeople #afrofuturism #afronation #certifiedafrica #yearofreturn2019 #gerald360 #wearartcustoms #seeghana #beautiful #ghanabraids #ghartsnculture #afrochella #blacktravelfeed #blackgirlstravel #blackandabroad #nomadness #travelblog #travelnoire #visitghana #nye #labomabeach #facepaint #newyears2019 #newyearseve

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