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Post by egyptianplanet on Jul 7, 2010 17:45:39 GMT -5
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/hairstyles.htmlInteresting read. I found the fact men cut their hairs short very interesting. Also notice how the Ancient Egyptians never depicted themselves wearing beards. They also said they feared lice so I wonder if Egyptians, to an extent, were a little anti-hair as in they tried to keep as clean shaved as possible. It was said in Egyptian culture long hair on men was a side of being effeminate. Many Asiatic tribes, like the Assyrians were said to wear their hair to their shoulders. Before marching to war Rameses sent a message to the Assyrian king calling him a woman. Anyways hope you guys like this short article. Like today, ancient Egyptians were also facing the same problem of hair loss, and they wanted to maintain their youthful appearance as long as possible. There were many kinds of suggested remedies targeting primarily men. In 1150 BC, Egyptian men applied fats from ibex, lions, crocodiles, serpents, geese, and hippopotami to their scalps. The fat of cats and goats was also recommended. Chopped lettuce patches were used to smear the bald spots to encourage hair growth. All I could think of when reading this was rogaine.
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Jul 7, 2010 22:06:41 GMT -5
I don't think there were any clear cut rules. Clearly it was quite common for people to shave their heads, but many people did opt to wear their own hair. For example, the mummy attributed to being Queen Tyi has a very full head of flowing hair and I'm sure there are others that I just can't think of now. As for men, long hair was not considered a sign of being effeminate. If you look at the iconography and statuary you will see there are many depictions of men with hair flowing down to the shoulders, either in waves or in a twist out style. A twist out is achieved by taking two strands of hair and twisting them into a braid with the use of some sort of fixative, like oils or fats. When the hair is dry, or when a few days have passed, the braid is undone leaving the hair in spirals. Men also wore their hair in afros and there are several afro wigs on display in Cairo. These wigs all have very long braided extentions in the back that reach well below the middle of the back. There were also short hair styles like the finger coil style that was arrainged in layers. I think the thing we have to keep in mind is that it was a different culture, a different era, therefore a lot of our gender clues do not apply. Egyptian men wore dangly earings and full make up for example. It must have looked quite grusome by our standards today, but then again, 18th century mens fashions were also quite grusome! As for the insults against the Asiatics, just goes to show how long guys have been calling each other fags! I guess some thing do carry over across time and culture!
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Post by egyptianplanet on Jul 7, 2010 22:18:20 GMT -5
Well the trickiest thing is the fact that hairstyles changed from period of time to period of time. It was never stagnant. As for make up for men's and earrings, don't actors wear make up and "hip" teens wear earrings?
Although there was no discriminant in Ancient Egypt as to how one wore their hair, my guess is most wore it short.
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jul 8, 2010 14:34:08 GMT -5
Any pics or references to the hot comb? Some "Kushite" styles imply their use.
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Jul 10, 2010 19:33:48 GMT -5
Well the trickiest thing is the fact that hairstyles changed from period of time to period of time. It was never stagnant. TT: That's true. Hairstyles particularly for men became very elaborate, or should I say the wigs became very elaborate. As for make up for men's and earrings, don't actors wear make up and "hip" teens wear earrings? TT: Actors wear make up so they look natural and guys today wear studs. Egyptian men went full out, eye shadow, eye liner, rouge and lip stick. I guess they looked very similar to the Wodabe when they get all dressed up for the Greewol Festivals. And they wore humungus dangly earings. Just look at king Tut's treasures, nothing subtle about that stuff.Although there was no discriminant in Ancient Egypt as to how one wore their hair, my guess is most wore it short. TT: I guess its like now. Most guys wear their hair short, but some choose to grow it out.[/b]
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Jul 10, 2010 19:40:53 GMT -5
Any pics or references to the hot comb? Some "Kushite" styles imply their use. Really? I haven't heard anything about that. I assumed the hot comb was invented by Madame C.J. Walker. I have heard about rollers being found in Upper Egypt.
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jul 11, 2010 19:50:39 GMT -5
My bad. I meant hot irons as in rods.
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Jul 12, 2010 10:13:16 GMT -5
My bad. I meant hot irons as in rods. Do you mean like curling irons?
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jul 13, 2010 9:27:14 GMT -5
Yeah, so they could manage styles like the below
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Post by beyoku on Jul 13, 2010 10:23:11 GMT -5
. In 1150 BC, Egyptian men applied fats from ibex, lions, crocodiles, serpents, geese, and hippopotami to their scalps. The fat of cats and goats was also recommended.
1 - How do they know EXACTLY what the function of these fats were? Are they guessing at it? I think these researchers are not aware of the aspect or are not taking into account what these fats do to AFRICAN HAIR. 2 - Why do they keep blaming Short hair amongst both Men and women on "Lice"? Again, do they have documentation? Lice actually LIKE short hair. Have they ever pondered short hair as a cultural aspect simply adopted from other Nilotic people?
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Post by egyptianplanet on Jul 13, 2010 13:57:30 GMT -5
beyoku- Egyptian hairstyles vary from straight hair to wavy and curly hair. You're just assuming all "Africans" have the same type of hair, they don't. Straight hair is native to East Africans.
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jul 13, 2010 14:27:33 GMT -5
The assumption is that AEs predominantly had wooly hair. Herodotus sees that as a given when proposing the origins of the Colchidians. Hieroglyphic examples show the AEs' own idea.
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Post by egyptianplanet on Jul 13, 2010 15:25:20 GMT -5
Sure, but "wooly" isn't "kinky" it means course due to the heat.
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Jul 13, 2010 15:28:07 GMT -5
beyoku- Egyptian hairstyles vary from straight hair to wavy and curly hair. You're just assuming all "Africans" have the same type of hair, they don't. Straight hair is native to East Africans. And across the Saharah as well.
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Jul 13, 2010 15:30:51 GMT -5
The assumption is that AEs predominantly had wooly hair. Herodotus sees that as a given when proposing the origins of the Colchidians. Hieroglyphic examples show the AEs' own idea. I don't understand what you're trying to explain with the glyphs.
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