Human hair was at one point wefted into fiber wig caps made of durable materials like wool and felt for reuse in traditional clothing as well as different rituals. Layers of finely chopped tree bark and oils can be used to support the hairstyle. In some Caribbean islands, braid patterns were used to map routes to escape slavery. In some countries of Africa, the braids were used for communication. In Africa, braid styles and patterns have been used to distinguish tribal membership, marital status, age, wealth, religion and social ranking. Box braids are also commonly worn by the Khoisan people of South Africa and the Afar people in the horn of Africa.
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Older women would gather with their girls and teach them how to braid. In the Mbalantu tribe of Namibia, braiding was an important social practice.
This style of braiding comes from the Eembuvi braids of Namibia or the chin-length bob braids of the women of the Nile Valley from over 3,000 years ago. Box braids were not given a specific name until the 1990s when popularized by R&B musician Janet Jackson, but have been used for years. Hair-braiding styles were used to help differentiate tribes, locations, and also possibly a symbol of wealth and power due to the amount of effort that went into styling braids. They are known for being easy to maintain. The installation process of box braids can be lengthy, but once installed they can last for six to eight weeks.
Because they are not attached to the scalp like other similar styles such as cornrows, box braids can be styled in a number of different ways. Box braids are generally installed by using synthetic hair which helps to add thickness as well as helping the natural hair that is in the braid. This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions.
Hair braids which are characterized by "boxy" or square-shaped hair divisions Box braids in Ethiopia American singer/actress Brandy Norwood with her signature box braids.īox braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora.
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