...
Post A Reply
my profile
|
directory
login
|
register
|
search
|
faq
|
forum home
»
EgyptSearch Forums
»
Deshret
»
White Hairstylist debunks the Vikings "dreadlock" myth
» Post A Reply
Post A Reply
Login Name:
Password:
Message Icon:
Message:
HTML is not enabled.
UBB Code™ is enabled.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by BrandonP: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Swenet: [qb] Greek Kouros statues, with clear Egyptian influence (see statue below), have braided hair. We cannot assume that hairstyles next door to Africa in the Mediterranean are automatically independent of African influence, just because they're not within the confines of the African continent.[/qb][/QUOTE]I just noticed that too while looking up those kouros sculptures. Those make me more convinced that ancient Greek braided hairstyles have African connections. Also, Cleopatra VII's most famous bust shows her with that very same style of braiding. I feel that, had the Netflix documentary shown her wearing that hairstyle instead of the big fluffy Afro they went with, it would have been a welcome nod to the actual historical record that was also consistent with how they wanted to represent her. [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/dc/f6/21/dcf621062d9a45f1810d07850eada7a1.jpg[/IMG] In fact, in between her choice of hairstyles, how she preferred to represent herself as Egyptian according to Sally Ann-Ashton's research, and how she was the first Ptolemy to even learn the indigenous Egyptian language, I wouldn't put even a "White" Cleopatra above some [URL=https://www.health.com/mind-body/what-is-blackfishing]blackfishing[/URL]. That's entirely speculative on my part, mind you, and I don't plan to draw her doing that due to the trend's modern baggage, but back then her motive would have been identifying herself with her indigenous subjects rather than the more nefarious ones of blackfishers today. [/QB][/QUOTE]
Instant Graemlins
Instant UBB Code™
What is UBB Code™?
Options
Disable Graemlins in this post.
*** Click here to review this topic. ***
Contact Us
|
EgyptSearch!
(c) 2015 EgyptSearch.com
Powered by UBB.classic™ 6.7.3