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Concepts
WorldHair stick
A long, thin accessory used to secure hair buns and updos.Adorned · Any hair
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesBeehive
A conical updo piled high on the crown.Updo · Any hair · 1960
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by elaborate updos, side wings, and wax styling.Updo · Straight hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist
An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940
🇬🇧 United KingdomCockernonnie
A mid-19th century Scottish updo where hair was gathered into a bun.Updo · Any hair · 1850
WorldFishtail braid
A two-strand plait resembling fish bones or a corn stalk.Braid · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomApollo knot
An early nineteenth-century updo with a centre part and back bun.Updo · Any hair · 1800
🇫🇷 FranceBallerina bun
A neat, secured updo standard in classical ballet.Updo · Any hair · 1880
🇬🇧 United KingdomPsyche knot
A soft, low bun popular in the Edwardian era.Updo · Any hair · 1900
🇯🇵 JapanBunkin takashimada
Traditional Japanese bridal updo with a high bun.Updo · Any hair · 1860
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Nihongami: 都新聞社 Miyako Shinbun, Public domain, source
- Beehive: MGM, Public domain, source
- French twist: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, source
- Chignon: www.GlynLowe.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cockernonnie: Arnold Genthe, Public domain, source
- Hair stick: Unknown author, Public domain, source