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In the 21st century, some non-Orthodox Jewish women began covering their heads or hair with scarves, kippot, or headbands. [30] Reasons given for doing so included as an act of spiritual devotion, [ 31 ] as expression of ethnic identity, as an act of resistance to a culture that normalizes the exposure of the body, [ 32 ] or as a feminist ...
A kautuka is a red-yellow coloured ritual protection thread, sometimes with knots, found on the Indian subcontinent. It is sometimes called a kalava, mauli, moui, raksasutra, [1] pratisara (in North India), kaapu, kayiru, charandu or rakshadhara (in South India).
The practical development of a headband form can be seen in the way Korean-style top knots called sang-tu were secured by using the string ties of the mang-geon. Due to the abundance of horse farming in Jejudo, Korean mang-geon was popularly made with horse hair alongside thin human hair which was considered luxurious. The manggeon could also ...
An Alice band is a type of hair accessory. It can consist of flexible horseshoe-shaped plastic or elastic material forming a loop. The band is designed to fit over the head and hold long hair away from the face, but let it hang freely at the back.
Bust of an empress, possibly Vibia Sabina, wearing a stephane, c. AD 134 –147. A stephane (ancient Greek στέφανος, from στέφω (stéphō, “I encircle”), Lat. Stephanus = wreath, decorative wreath worn on the head; crown) was a decorative headband or circlet made of metal, often seen on depictions of high-status ancient Roman and Greek women, [1] [2] [3] as well as goddesses. [4]
In order to protect their hair from harsh elements during daily tasks such as housework and hunting, both sexes wore headbands - women wore a plain black cloth known as a "senkaki" (センカキ) around their head and tied it with a plain headband known as a "chepanup" (チェパヌㇷ゚), and men wore a matanpushi headband. [1]
Hair tie, an item used to fasten hair Headband , a clothing accessory worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes Hair band , a band that plays hair metal or glam metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music
Shaving was the primary form of hair removal until reports in 1983 showed that it may lead to an increased risk of infection. [33] Clippers are now the recommended pre-surgical hair removal method. [34] [35] A 2021 systematic review brought together evidence on different techniques for hair removal before surgery. This involved 25 studies with ...