Search: Nape
Concepts
🇬🇧 United KingdomSnood
A net or cloth bag that holds hair at the back of the head.Wrapped · Any hair · 1590
WorldFrench braid
A three-strand gathered plait from crown to nape.Braid · Any hair · 1871
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail
A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail
A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreShingle bob
A short haircut with a tapered nape and curled sides.Cut · Straight hair · 1920
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail
A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Snood: Adolph von Menzel, Public domain, source
- French braid: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ducktail: Rockbillyboogie, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chignon: www.GlynLowe.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shingle bob: Evolvingthinker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ducktail: Oceanaris, CC BY 2.0, source