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Shaved and partly shaved

The shaved head, mohawk, tonsure, side shave and the hair tattoo. 20 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.

Shaving removes hair down to the skin, over the whole head or in part. A shaved head can be a fashion choice, a practical one in heat or sport, a sign of faith or mourning, or a mark imposed on soldiers and prisoners. Partly shaved styles leave hair in one place for effect: the mohawk's central strip, the Cossack's single lock, the shikha at the crown, or the crests of Rwandan amasunzu.

Shaving in faith

Buddhist monks and nuns shave their heads when they are ordained, a sign of giving up vanity. Many Hindus shave their heads as an offering at temples such as Tirumala and Palani, at a child's mundan and in mourning, often keeping the shikha. Muslim men completing the Hajj or Umrah shave or trim their hair. Catholic clergy once wore the tonsure, a shaved crown, until it stopped being required in 1972.

Shaving for style

The mohawk, a strip of hair down the middle of a shaved head, is named after the Mohawk people, though similar styles were worn by several Native American peoples, among them the Pawnee; punks adopted it in the 1970s. Side shaves and undercuts became fashionable in the 2010s. The induction cut, the shortest cut short of shaving, is given to many military recruits. Shaved heads are also chosen in solidarity with people losing hair during illness.

Famous shaved hairstyles

TonsureReligious shaving of the crown or headMohawkA central strip on a shaved headShikhaThe Hindu crown tuftOseledetsThe single lock of the CossacksInduction cutThe recruit's near-shaveAmasunzuAmasunzuRwandan crests with shaved linesHead shaving in HinduismMundan and temple offerings

Still to be written: Head shaving.

Further reading

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🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFirst haircut A rite of passage marking a child's first hair cutting across various cultures and faiths.Shaved · Any hair 🇮🇳 IndiaHead shaving in Hinduism A ritual act of head shaving in Hinduism for purification, mourning, and devotion.Shaved · Any hair 🇮🇳 IndiaTonsure A religious practice of cutting or shaving scalp hair to signal devotion, humility, or clerical status.Shaved · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk A hairstyle with shaved sides and a central strip of longer hair.Shaved · Any hair · 1970 🇺🇦 UkraineOseledets Traditional Ukrainian Cossack style with a shaved head and long top lock.Shaved · Any hair 🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 moreBuzz cut A very short, uniform haircut made with clippers.Cut · Any hair · 1890 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreUndercut Long top hair with shaved or buzzed sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1910 🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair WorldFlattop Short sides with a flat, upright top.Cut · Any hair 🇮🇳 IndiaShikha A traditional Hindu tuft of hair kept at the crown after shaving the rest of the head.Shaved · Any hair 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHigh and tight A military crew cut with shaved sides and a short top.Cut · Any hair · 1980 Eton crop 🇬🇧 United KingdomEton crop A very short, slicked-down women's cut from the 1920s.Cut · Any hair · 1920 Historical Christian hairstyle WorldHistorical Christian hairstyles A survey of hair practices in Christianity from antiquity to the early modern period.Shaved · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesInduction cut Shortest military clipper cut without shaving bald.Shaved · Any hair WorldBrush cut A very short, uniform haircut following the head shape.Cut · Any hair

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