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🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreNatural hair movement A social and cultural campaign for wearing textured hair without chemical straightening.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960 Hwagwan 🇰🇷 South KoreaHwagwan Elaborate Korean ceremonial coronet for womenWrapped · Any hair 🇰🇷 South KoreaBinyeo A traditional Korean hairpin used to secure chignons and signal social status.Adorned 🇺🇸 United StatesTignon A wrapped cloth headdress worn by Creole women in Louisiana.Wrapped · Any hair · 1786 Shampoo and set 🇬🇧 United KingdomShampoo and set A classic UK styling method using rollers and lotion.Styled · Any hair · 1930 🇬🇧 United KingdomSnood A net or cloth bag that holds hair at the back of the head.Wrapped · Any hair · 1590 🇺🇦 UkraineUkrainian wreath Traditional floral headdress for Ukrainian girls and unmarried womenWrapped · Any hair 🇯🇵 JapanKanzashi Traditional Japanese hair ornaments made from metal, wood, silk, or folded fabric.Adorned 🇰🇷 South KoreaDaenggi A traditional Korean ribbon used to tie and decorate braided hair.Adorned 🇰🇷 South KoreaGache A heavy traditional Korean wig worn by high-status women and kisaeng.Wrapped · Any hair · 1788 🇪🇸 Spain and 2 moreMantilla A traditional Spanish lace or silk veil worn over the head and shoulders, often with a comb.Wrapped · 1500 🇷🇴 Romania and 4 moreChristian head covering A cloth veil worn by Christian women for modesty and worship.Wrapped · Any hair 🇮🇳 IndiaGhoonghat A headscarf worn by married women in parts of India to cover the face.Wrapped · Any hair 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreBuyao A Chinese hairpin with dangling ornaments that sway when the wearer moves.Adorned · Any hair 🇰🇷 South KoreaJokduri A traditional Korean silk coronet worn by women for weddings and formal events.Wrapped · Any hair 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreHead tie A cloth head covering worn across West and Southern Africa for fashion, faith, and tradition.Wrapped 🇪🇸 SpainPeineta Large decorative comb worn under a lace veilAdorned · Any hair · 1800 Guan Li 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreGuan Li A traditional Han Chinese coming-of-age ritual for men involving the wearing of a guan cap.Wrapped Patka South AsiaPatka Square cotton head covering worn by Sikh men and boys.Wrapped · Any hair 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGajra Flower garland worn in the hair or on the wristAdorned · Any hair 🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · Any hair Dread perming WorldDread perming A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair WorldHijab A head covering worn by Muslim women to signify modesty and faith.Wrapped 🇮🇳 IndiaPunjabi paranda A multicoloured silk braid extension from Punjab.Adorned · Any hair WorldBangs Strands of hair cut to cover the forehead and fall over the eyebrows.Cut · Any hair · 1880 🇬🇷 Greece and 2 morePonytail A practical hairstyle where hair is gathered and secured at the back of the head.Ponytail · Any hair WorldLong hair Head hair grown to a considerable length, often past the shoulders.Styled · Any hair WorldPayot Sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men based on religious law.Styled · Curly hair 🇨🇳 ChinaQueue A historical hairstyle featuring a shaved forehead and a long braided tail of hair.Braid · 1645 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872 🇯🇵 JapanChonmage Traditional Japanese topknot worn by men, historically by samurai and now by sumo wrestlers.Updo · Straight hair · 1603 🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreUndercut Long top hair with shaved or buzzed sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1910 🇵🇱 Poland and 1 morePolish plait A matted hair formation viewed as both a medical condition and a folk amulet in Eastern Europe.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1600 WorldRinglet Curled locks of hair formed by wrapping strands around a tool or twisting them.Curls · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United StatesCrew cut A short, graduated men's haircut with upright top hair.Cut · Thick hair · 1920 WorldPixie cut A short hairstyle with a longer top and very short bangs.Cut · 1953 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFontange A towering headdress and hairstyle popular in late 17th century Europe.Wrapped · 1690 WorldComb over A hairstyle for balding men that uses long hair to cover thinning areas.Styled · Straight hair 🇮🇳 IndiaShikha A traditional Hindu tuft of hair kept at the crown after shaving the rest of the head.Shaved · Any hair 🇫🇷 France and 2 morePouf An elaborate 18th-century French hairstyle featuring extreme height and decorative ornaments.Styled · Any hair · 1775 Amasunzu 🇷🇼 RwandaAmasunzu A traditional Rwandan hairstyle featuring crescent-shaped hair crests.Styled 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950 EuropeCaesar cut A short, evenly layered haircut featuring a straight horizontal fringe.Cut · 1980 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHigh and tight A military crew cut with shaved sides and a short top.Cut · Any hair · 1980 🇬🇧 United KingdomLovelock A single long braid worn over the left shoulder by 17th-century Europeans.Braid · Any hair · 1580 WorldShort hair A general category for haircuts kept above the shoulders or chin.Cut · Any hair · 1920 WorldMarcelling A heat-styled curl technique from the 1870s.Curls · Any hair · 1872 🇰🇷 South KoreaSangtu Traditional Korean topknot worn by married men.Updo · Any hair · 57 WorldRegular haircut Classic men's style with tapered sides and combed top.Cut · Any hair Victory rolls 🇬🇧 United KingdomVictory rolls A 1940s women's hairstyle featuring voluminous side rolls shaped like the letter V.Styled · Straight hair · 1940 WorldLiberty spikes Long, thick upright hair spikes resembling the Statue of Liberty crown.Styled · Any hair · 1970 🇺🇸 United StatesConk Chemically straightened hair popular with African-American men mid-20th century.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920 WorldWaves A ripple pattern formed by brushing short curly hair flat.Curls · Curly hair · 1900 🇨🇳 ChinaLiangbatou A tall Manchu headdress featuring two side-parted hair sections and elaborate ornamentation.Wrapped 🇺🇸 United StatesHi-top fade Tall flat top with shaved sides from hip hop cultureCut · Coily and kinky hair · 1984 Eton crop 🇬🇧 United KingdomEton crop A very short, slicked-down women's cut from the 1920s.Cut · Any hair · 1920 🇫🇷 FranceTitus cut Short layered cut with curls from late 18th-century FranceCut · Curly hair · 1791 Shuku 🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHair extensions Cosmetic additions of human or synthetic hair attached to natural hair for length and volume.Styled · Any hair · 1950

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