#BraidHistory Ancient Egyptians, although disdainful of body - TopicsExpress



          

#BraidHistory Ancient Egyptians, although disdainful of body hair, loved the hair on their heads and styled their hair with wigs, jewels, beads, and even extensions. Men and women would separate their hair into tiny braided strands that had beads woven in. Sometimes, braids made of human hair were added as extensions to make hair look thicker or longer. Queen Meryet-Amun, like many wealthy women, was even buried with extra braids by her side. Braids even found their way to beards. Although the ancient Egyptians generally frowned upon facial hair, beards were seen as symbols of divinity- Tutankhamun’s gold mask has a beard painted on it: long, narrow and braided.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:49:06 +0000

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