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Hairstyles of Sub-Saharan Africa

15 hairstyles from Sub-Saharan Africa on EveryHairstyle so far.

🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970

🇺🇸 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

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreHair twists Two-strand rope style for coily hair texturesLocs · Coily and kinky hair 🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Dreadlocks: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, source
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
Hair twists: Vox Efx, CC BY 2.0, source

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