AFRICAN WOMEN’S WOVEN HAIRSTYLE, ITS DYNAMISM AND EFFECT IN THE SIGHT OF THE BEHOLDERS

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AFRICAN WOMEN’S WOVEN HAIRSTYLE, ITS DYNAMISM AND EFFECT IN THE SIGHT OF THE BEHOLDERS (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)

 

CHAPTER ONE

1.0       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.1       Introduction

Women have found various ways of fashioning and making their hairstyles attractive. However, male and female citizen in Nigeria admire hairstyles that include weaving, plaiting or the combination of the two.

According to research conducted by Znamierowski (1973), the art of hair weaving in Yoruba land was developed from cloth weaving skills, which is one of the oldest crafts practiced and developed by men. In the very early stages of civilization, weaving satisfied two of man’s most essential needs those of clothing and shelter.

The early man learnt to weave long before the loom was invented, among the various crafts developed by man from interlacing stand over the years and are weaving, basket weaving, braiding, knotting, sack and net weaving among others. Likewise, the craft of hair weaving was developed by men especially among Africans as part of body adornment or accessories.

The advent of European civilization into Africa had brought the neglect of African culture and been superceded by their own culture, the result and effect had led to drop of African tradition for the Europeans many Africans began to emulate the Europeans in terms of dressing and tradition. These also affect the ways of life of the black man. Hence, the fashion of African women became inferior. The head which is regarded as the domain of power particularly that area that controls the whole body of man. Individuals are usually identified by the head.

The head is apparent in both naturalistic and stylized representation, not only through its sized but also through the detailed and elaborate treatment of hair which often rises like a crown proclaiming the head’s lordship over the body (Abiodun 1989).

The hair on the head (irun-ori) is often similar to a grove that must be well maintained to hollow the sanctuary that the physical head constitutes for the ori inu (the inner head) this is the reason why Yoruba have traditionally regarded hair dressing as a mark of honour to the inner head (Araba 1978).

African women have developed numerous artistic hairstyles and this is a part of traditional culture. Both men and women in Nigeria appreciate hairstyles that include weaving and plaiting, these artistic ways of woven hair styles grew more in Yoruba speaking area.

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