10 Amazing African Hairstyles That Are Dying

The curls, the kinks, the texture and the styling of african hair is one of the most beautiful things about being black and african african hairstyles go way beyond just styling of the hair. It symbolizes economic, marital and social status of the wearer today on new afro we're looking at 10, very iconic african hairstyles that are becoming extinct. Oh afro man, beto has tall wait. Is that a hat nope? This is mambe to hairstyle won by mumbai to women of congo in the early 20th century also called the tumburu style. It was popularized and fetishized by fashion designers and movies. This iconic hairstyle has been worn by famous celebrities like beyonce man. She looks gorgeous banter nuts when we mentioning natural hairstyles with history and lasting popularity. Well, banta knowledge is a name. We cannot forget this super cool. Looking hairstyle originates from southern africa. You probably seen this bantu knot on your favorite celebrities like rihanna and lupita younger the style isn't new by any means. Bantu is a word that means people in over 300 african languages. No wonder it has become so popular among africans and african americans hairstyle. The yamasuzu hairstyle is designed by cutting away some hair towards the middle, then leaving it to grow. Some designs look like circles inside of circles, while some look like walls behind walls, the hairstyle comes from the tutsi and hutu people of rwanda dating back about 500 years now there are over 30 different styles of amazu won by both men and women for men. Amazunzu shows one's power, bravery and nobility, as well as prestige for females. The story is different. It shows the girl is single. The girl is unmarried and ready to tear rubber. If you know what i mean fulani braids, almost every black woman today is wearing fulani braids or has worn one before fulani braids was made popular by the fulani people of africa. The award-winning actress, cecilia tyson, was one of the first black women to wear flat embrace on red carpet and even on the cover of jet magazine in the 1960s and 70s alicia keys later made the style popular as she wore them on the cover of her debut Album songs in a minor african threading african threading is a very common african hairstyle all over the continent. This beautiful hairstyle is native to the yoruba people of southwest nigeria. Among africans, threats have different names from different tribes, some of which include los eco, akula and sunga. African threading is a natural hair straightener, which has been a major part of hair care routines for centuries. It is a style used by many african girls to make their hair longer himba logs himba is a tribe in not western namibia, for the hinberg's log symbolized age and life. Himba stylists use a mixture of butter, oka and gotha to create the locks. They also use hair extensions and ornamental accessories for beautification, usually, teenagers wear strands of their logs hanging over their faces to symbolize their entrance into puberty. When these teenagers are ready to marry, they tie these locks to reveal their faces simply put. They are ready to tear rubber zulu top nuts. The conical hairstyles of zulu women have evolved into the intricate hairdressers now worn by many africans. For this look, hair is gathered into a top-notch and stretched into sections separated by ties. In the early centuries, women in these communities uses tal as a status symbol these days, although still heavily worn by zulus top-notch, have permeated other cultures, such as the ethiopians and the somalis. Goshay gosha is a cultural symbol of the hama tribe of ethiopia. When the hama people came to settle at omar valley, they blended into the society of nomas, which they met there. Together with these normals, they invented this traditional hairstyle and called it gosha hama women create their logs with binding, raisin, oka and water. To add some beauty. The women wear colorful and beaded jewelry, another iconic african hairstyle is gala. This hairstyle is native to the igbo people of nigeria. This hairstyle signifies pride and elegance. The hairstyle is usually one on social occasions like marriages and coronations. A special feature of the hairstyle is the abdomen of beads on the hair to complement the beads worn around the neck. Sawari conroes sawari cornrows are indigenous to samurai people living in mauritania, algeria and morocco. The sawary's work on rose in the tipi casa helion way, which is two sections running through the middle hair extension, is also used to form smaller braids now, which of these hairstyles look great on african women. Leave us a comment down there as usual. I'M your host murphy and i'll catch you in the next video peace. You