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  2. African hair threading - Wikipedia

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    There are many variations and styles in African hair threading, depending on the types and patterns as well as the shape, size, and direction of the sections of hair. [12] Some of the common styles are: Corkscrew: This style involves wrapping the thread around the hair in a spiral motion, creating long, springy sections that resemble corkscrews ...

  3. Braid (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    African people such as the Himba people of Namibia, Maasai people of Kenya have been braiding their hair for centuries. In many African tribes, hairstyles are unique and used to identify each tribe. Braid patterns or hairstyles can indicate a person's community, age, marital status, wealth, power, social position, and religion. [11]

  4. Cornrows - Wikipedia

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    Cornrows (also called canerows) are a style of three-strand braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. [1] Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they can also be styled in elaborate geometric or curvilinear designs.

  5. Putting the essence of African hair braiding salons onstage - AOL

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    Hair is demonstrably an art and a craft shown through the cast’s fashionable ’dos including zig-zag cornrows, pink and blonde braids with puffs at the end, and microbraids.

  6. The beauty of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the play’s ability to bring life to a seemingly mundane space. On the set designed by David Zinn, the salon’s walls are painted a deep ...

  7. Box braids - Wikipedia

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    Box braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora. This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions.

  8. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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    A hairstyle originating from Sub-Saharan Africa, popularized by African Americans wherein the hair is braided into a series of locks that cling to the head. Dreadlocks The hair is 'dreadlocked' into individual sections using one of several methods, usually either backcombing, braiding, hand rolling, or locking in the roots.

  9. Fulani braids - Wikipedia

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    Fulani braids can be distinguished from other Senegalese hairstyles by two or more long strands braided on each side. Decorative jewelry is then added to the braids. Many celebrities such Bo Derek, Alicia Keys, and Cicely Tyson have worn the famous Fulani braids.

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