Hair in Ancient Egypt

[mansamusa]

Sorry if this has already been covered by the veterans on here, but someone tell me what is going on here in this picture:

AE Barber


One of the common arguments from the Euronuts is that the Afro-hair in Ancient Egypt were all wigs. However if these guys sitting around are getting their hair cut, that makes no sense. The ones sitting down all have fully grown hair.

Also why are the guys waiting appear to be so submissive and crouching like that? 





AE Barber

[Tukuler al~Takruri]

Military recruits iirc

[zarahan]

Mar 6, 2020 21:22:54 GMT -5 mansamusa said:

Sorry if this has already been covered by the veterans on here, but someone tell me what is going on here in this picture:
AE Barber
One of the common arguments from the Euronuts is that the Afro-hair in Ancient Egypt were all wigs. However if these guys sitting around are getting their hair cut, that makes no sense. The ones sitting down all have fully grown hair.

Also why are the guys waiting appear to be so submissive and crouching like that? 

I don't recall any Euronuts claiming that AE hair is all wigs. Who are
these alleged Euronuts? Can you give a link to where they are espousing
"wig only" arguments?

[mansamusa]

Mar 7, 2020 0:03:10 GMT -5 Tukuler al~Takruri said:

Military recruits iirc

Thanks. If so, it resembles modern military recruitment practise of soldiers getting their hair shaved. 

[mansamusa]

I am speaking from personal experience. Can't provide you with links. 

[Tukuler al~Takruri]

Mar 7, 2020 21:07:35 GMT -5 mansamusa said:

Mar 7, 2020 0:03:10 GMT -5 Tukuler al~Takruri said:

Military recruits iirc

Thanks. If so, it resembles modern military recruitment practise of soldiers getting their hair shaved. 

You're welcome.

Though said to be soldiers I'm too stupid to see anything military about them.

Drill instructors put columns of new recruits through their paces (upper left)
while others await their turn in the barber's chair (bottom left} in this wall
relief from the tomb of a New Kingdom army officer. At top right, eight junior
officers sit with jars of beer --as befitting their rank-- while, below them, four
senior officers drink wine and fan themselves with lotus flowers. The two
columns of soldiers at bottom right are carrying a variety of baked goods
in baskets.

Dersin, Denise, ed.
What Life Was Like on the Banks of the Nile:
Egypt, 3050–30 B.C..
Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 1996. p130


Leftmost barber had polio.
The painting's from Userhat TT56
Don't know if U was just an officer.
www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/ous56/e_ouserhat56_02.htm

[anansi]

Yup! not at all too different from my second day in Navy boot camp ,a way of stripping down you of your civilian mindset and independent thought and remove pest, to remodel you as a uniformed fighting man.

Yessir !! the original raisins might have been an Egyptian fightin man.

[zarahan]

Yep. The Egyptians also typically shaved clean, before donning their wigs.

[Tukuler al~Takruri]

Have you more?
Noted: "typical", allows for variance.
Mummies are found with hair. link
What about widespread wig use?
Could the avg AE citizen afford wigs?
Heard of cheap azz straw wigs, never found any documented.

Everbody help please.



BTW Lice species can tell host's hair texture.
journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0037804&type=printable
www.headlice.org/news/research/Boutellis_Abi-Rached_Raoult_2014_The_origin_and_distribution_of_human_lice_in_the_world_Infection_Genetics_Evolution.pdf

[anansi]

Almost forgot this wonderful thread from sometime back by Zarahan.

egyptsearchreloaded.proboards.com/thread/928/hanging-hair-ancient-egyptian

Might as well add this below too.




Sally Ann Aston Cambridge museum.

[Tukuler al~Takruri]

Yeh, ain't she a one help found the original ES?

[zarahan]

Ashton founded original ES? Never heard that before. She was active a few years ago and
her museum presentations were great- a contribution to the pool- but haven't heard much in
recent 2-3 years. She mentions Petrie as to how he too saw some hair similarities between
Egyptians and other fellow African groups.