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Headwrap

A long cloth tied around the head, from the sculpted Nigerian gele to the everyday doek.

Also: head tie, gele, doek, duku

A headwrap is a length of cloth tied around the head in folds and knots. In Africa and its diaspora it takes many forms: the tall, sculpted gele of Yoruba women in Nigeria, worn for weddings and parties; the doek of South Africa; the duku of Ghana; the tignon that Creole women of colour in Louisiana were ordered to wear in 1786 and made into fashion. Headwraps also protect hair and keep it neat.

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TignonDastarSatin bonnetHijab

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