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The practice of wearing braids and dreadlocks in Africa dates back to 3,000 BC in the Sahara Desert. It has been commonly thought that other cultures influenced the dreadlock tradition in Africa. The Kikuyu and Somali wear braided and locked hairstyles.
1. Massai Tribe. Africans have been accustomed to wearing dreadlocks for a long time, such that the hairstyle is widely regarded as a ‘Black hairstyle’ since it’s often connected to black culture. The Maasai are an African tribe known to wear dreadlocks as a form of tradition.
While the hairstyle has historically been found in cultures around the globe, in recent popular culture it is most-closely tied to Africa, where it has a lengthy history. In Africa many different tribes sport particular hairstyles, including various kinds of braids, cornrows, and locks.
1 2. In Africa. Many peoples in Africa (male or female), such as the Akan, Bantu, Masai, Fulani, Soninke, Okomfo (in Ghana), the Bono, Oromo, Galla tribes, the Coptic priests of Ethiopia “Bahatowie” wore dreadlocks. For them, locks had a strong racial or spiritual significance.
Dreadlocks have a long history in Africa. Victoria Sherrow, the author of the Encyclopedia of Hair, A Cultural History 1, named the priests of the Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox Church as some of the first people to have sported dreadlocks in Africa, as early as 500 BCE.
Africa, with its myriad of cultures and tribes, has seen a diverse range of dreadlock styles and significances. Maasai Tribe: In countries like Kenya and Tanzania, the Maasai warriors are known for their distinct, red dreadlocks. They used red clay to color their locks, which set them apart.
Any region with people of African descent or thick, coarse hair has dreadlocks in their community. Early discoveries of dreadlocks have come from places in India, and Egypt. The dreadlocked...