Historical Braids: Ancient South American Hairstyles from the Inca and More
7,419The last two historical hair videos I made explored the styles from ancient European cultures. What about an entirely different continent? Turns out, South America has a ton of mummies we can learn from!
Some open access historical sources:
https://www.livescience.com/49895-photos-peru-mummy-hair-diet.html
https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/197/4/535/896661
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10811287_Louse_Infestation_of_the_Chiribaya_Culture_Southern_Peru_Variation_in_Prevalence_by_Age_and_Sex?_sg=lM20oMmIAwvYvGyKzy34d4E5oTZ3E7gIYqIMd7lmntzmUoLg2H08e3LgIaxxLMg4bj9kwvEMOQ
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/02/impact-on-incan-mummy-skull-suggests.html#qL6cL2OATjXBFKdD.97
https://www.livescience.com/38504-incan-child-mummies-lives-revealed.html
http://cultures-of-conservation.wikis.bgc.bard.edu/blog:paracas-mummy-bundles
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
Hair Length: at least armpit length
Materials: hair ties/thread, headband
Skills needed: English braid
Time cost: 5-25 minutes
ideal hair type: any
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