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Almost 100-Year-Old Pictures Show How Amazing The Traditional Rwandan Hairstyle Was
You might think that your haircut style is pretty fly, but chances are it’s nothing compared to the amasunzu. It’s a traditionally Rwandan hairstyle that was once worn by men, as well as by unmarried women in order to indicate to potential suitors that they were single and of marriageable age. The cool hairstyle is created by cutting some of the hair sideways, towards the middle, and then allowing it to grow into the elaborate crescent-shapes you can see in the vintage photos below. The Rwandans used to wear this beautiful hairstyle in more than 30 different ways, and although it isn’t so prevalent anymore as it was when these old photos were taken, you can still find people maintaining this unique and eye-catching culture. (h/t: designyoutrust, vintageeveryday)
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John L 7 years ago
It certainly beats body mutilation, because it can be modified. Thumbs up!
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Magda Herz 7 years ago
come on, shaving is as old as stone blades are - which are older than light skin and straight hair by some magnitudes
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Donah Opande 7 years ago
Its so cool how he is speaking a different language as a Rwandan yet i still understand some words as a kenyan because the countries areclse
Kane Cheung 7 years ago
Barber: What you want fam? Me: That Traditional Rwandan Hairstyle look Barber: Say no more, GTFO
Nessiesaurus 7 years ago
Imagine what the world would look like if Europeans had stayed on their own continents and left America, Africa and Australia alone.
Vincent Jay 7 years ago
How bizarre. The inclination to do that sort of thing seems to manifest in their great-great-grandchildren in the U.S. today.
Jean Paul Mugizi 7 years ago
Except Rwandans were not taken as part of the transatlantic slave trade, you ignorant fool
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Tiger Gautreaux 5 years ago
Two years later, and the fashion trend Cathy Shift was hoping for never arrived.
Kristel Villalobos 7 years ago
In the 21st century why do you still say "women in Mariable age" it sounds terrible in such fly article, can't you change it to women interested in finding a partner? Can you please stop disempowering women? Thank you.
Susan Swisher Ratcliffe 7 years ago
This hairstyle can be seen in the movie "King Solomon's Mines". Fascinating
Rafiandi Indra Adigana 7 years ago
where did they get the inspiration of that hairstyle? alien?
John L 7 years ago
It certainly beats body mutilation, because it can be modified. Thumbs up!
Load More Replies... Magda Herz 7 years ago
come on, shaving is as old as stone blades are - which are older than light skin and straight hair by some magnitudes
Load More Replies... Donah Opande 7 years ago
Its so cool how he is speaking a different language as a Rwandan yet i still understand some words as a kenyan because the countries areclse
Kane Cheung 7 years ago
Barber: What you want fam? Me: That Traditional Rwandan Hairstyle look Barber: Say no more, GTFO
Nessiesaurus 7 years ago
Imagine what the world would look like if Europeans had stayed on their own continents and left America, Africa and Australia alone.
Vincent Jay 7 years ago
How bizarre. The inclination to do that sort of thing seems to manifest in their great-great-grandchildren in the U.S. today.
Jean Paul Mugizi 7 years ago
Except Rwandans were not taken as part of the transatlantic slave trade, you ignorant fool
Load More Replies... Tiger Gautreaux 5 years ago
Two years later, and the fashion trend Cathy Shift was hoping for never arrived.
Kristel Villalobos 7 years ago
In the 21st century why do you still say "women in Mariable age" it sounds terrible in such fly article, can't you change it to women interested in finding a partner? Can you please stop disempowering women? Thank you.
Susan Swisher Ratcliffe 7 years ago
This hairstyle can be seen in the movie "King Solomon's Mines". Fascinating
Rafiandi Indra Adigana 7 years ago
where did they get the inspiration of that hairstyle? alien?
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