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Concepts
WorldBun
A hairstyle where hair is gathered and coiled into a circular shape on the head.Updo · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanBunkin takashimada
Traditional Japanese bridal updo with a high bun.Updo · Any hair · 1860
🇫🇷 FranceBallerina bun
A neat, secured updo standard in classical ballet.Updo · Any hair · 1880
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin
Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanTsunokakushi
A white silk headdress worn by Shinto brides in Japan to cover the hairline.Wrapped
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGajra
Flower garland worn in the hair or on the wristAdorned · Any hair
WorldHair stick
A long, thin accessory used to secure hair buns and updos.Adorned · Any hair
🇬🇷 Greece and 2 morePonytail
A practical hairstyle where hair is gathered and secured at the back of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇩🇪 GermanySuebian knot
A historical male bun worn by the Suebi and other Germanic tribes to signal status and identity.Updo · Straight hair
WorldPigtails
Two symmetrical ponytails or braids worn on opposite sides of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomCockernonnie
A mid-19th century Scottish updo where hair was gathered into a bun.Updo · Any hair · 1850
🇮🇳 IndiaAmbada
Decorated Maharashtrian bridal hair bunUpdo · Any hair
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreBengali khopa
Traditional centre-parted bun worn by Bengali brides.Updo · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomApollo knot
An early nineteenth-century updo with a centre part and back bun.Updo · Any hair · 1800
🇮🇩 IndonesiaKonde Cepol
A traditional Betawi bun representing cultural identity and elegance.Updo · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomPsyche knot
A soft, low bun popular in the Edwardian era.Updo · Any hair · 1900
🇯🇵 JapanMizura
Ancient Japanese hairstyle with side locksStyled · Any hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaJjok
A traditional Korean bun for married women in the Joseon era.Updo · Any hair · 1724
WorldPigtails
A hairstyle featuring two symmetrical ponytails or braids on opposite sides of the head.Ponytail · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by upswept buns and side wings.Updo · Straight hair · 1603
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pigtails: Yogi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tsunokakushi: Flickr user Photocapy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ponytail: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Suebian knot: Bullenwächter, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nihongami: 都新聞社 Miyako Shinbun, Public domain, source
- Pigtails: Ykstyyppi123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gajra: Amarnath, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chinese hairpin: Augusthaiho, CC BY-SA 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