A Little Hair History – 10 Images OF Women From Pre Colonial West Africa [Gallery]

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1. Besette Robinson says

   August 19, 2015 at 20:15

   I wish I had that pick

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2. Samantha Edith McCone says

   August 19, 2015 at 20:19

   Our hair before chemicals

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   • BlackHairInformation.com says

     August 19, 2015 at 20:21

     yup!… looked healthy too!

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   • Samantha Edith McCone says

     August 19, 2015 at 20:21

     I wondered what they used before all of the products we have now

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   • BlackHairInformation.com says

     August 19, 2015 at 21:28

     shea butter! lol.. all jokes aside, I think everything we need is in nature, so they probably used the shea nuts to make shea butter, palm oil is popular and black soap.

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3. Adjoa Frempong says

   August 19, 2015 at 21:57

   Beautiful natural hair. Will figure out how to recreate some of these styles with my locs.

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4. Goldie Munnings says

   August 19, 2015 at 22:57

   Look at Egypt locks.braids bejeweled diamonds good emeralds ivory you name it we use it

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5. Sharima Isaac says

   August 19, 2015 at 23:08

   Cool!!

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6. Mykia Beckham-Simmons says

   August 19, 2015 at 23:10

   BEAUTIFUL

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7. Sandra Brooks says

   August 19, 2015 at 23:57

   Bet they didn’t charge an arm and a leg to do hair. Cause today it’s ridiculous.

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8. Lavon M F Hairston says

   August 20, 2015 at 01:18

   Black women have always taken pride in their hair and always will.

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9. Hawa Camara says

   August 21, 2015 at 04:38

   Gorgeous!!!

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