Hairstyles of Sub-Saharan Africa
15 hairstyles from Sub-Saharan Africa on EveryHairstyle so far.
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCornrows
Tight three-strand braids woven close to the scalp in straight or curved lines.Braid · Coily and kinky hair · 1902
🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreBox braids
Square-parted protective braids with synthetic extensions.Braid · Coily and kinky hair · 1990
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreFulani braids
West African braided style with beads and side strandsBraid · Coily and kinky hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaKoroba
A Yoruba braid styled like an upside-down basketBraid · Any hair
Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrican hair threading
A traditional sub-Saharan African technique using thread to wrap and braid natural hair.Braid · Any hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreEembuvi
Traditional long braided headdress of Mbalantu women in Namibia.Braid · Straight hair
🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba
Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair
🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreGoffa
Traditional braided style with metal adornments for married women in Mali and Niger.Braid · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cornrows: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Box braids: Randen Pederson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fulani braids: François-Edmond Fortier (1862-1928), Public domain, source
- African hair threading: Judeylive, CC BY-SA 4.0, source