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🇯🇵 JapanChonmage Traditional Japanese topknot worn by men, historically by samurai and now by sumo wrestlers.Updo · Straight hair · 1603

🇩🇪 GermanySuebian knot A historical male bun worn by the Suebi and other Germanic tribes to signal status and identity.Updo · Straight hair

🇰🇷 South KoreaSangtu Traditional Korean topknot worn by married men.Updo · Any hair · 57

🇫🇷 France and 1 moreHigh roll A towering 18th-century hairstyle built with frames and pomatum.Styled · Any hair · 1760

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

Suebian knot: Bullenwächter, CC BY 3.0, source
Sangtu: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
High roll: Joseph Ducreux, Public domain, source
Chonmage: not listed, Public domain, source

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