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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wally: [QB] You know, I find myself repeating myself lately... Diop seemed both puzzled and suspicious when he wrote; [QUOTE] It is customary to mention the straight hair of certain carefully chosen mummies, the only ones found in museums, to affirm that they represent a prototype of the White race, notwithstanding their prognathism. These mummies are displayed conspicuously in an attempt to prove the whiteness of the Egyptians. The very coarseness of their hair precludes acceptance of that contention. When such hair exists on the head of a mummy, it merely indicates the Dravidian type, in reality, whereas the prognathism and black skin-pigmented, not blackened by tar or any other product-excludes any idea of a white race. The meticulous selection process to which they have been subjected rules out any possibility of their being a prototype. -- The African Origin of Civilization [/QUOTE] Diop was, of course, correct on two points: 1) Among the Cushitic peoples of northeast Africa, of which the Kemetians formed a part, long hair and straight hair was common. It certainly wasn't unusual. 2) Given their tract record, it is plain common sense, to be skeptical of Western Egyptologists and their 'discoveries' and presentations. But it is my opinion, that due to the process of mummification, it is doubtful that any really 'woolly-haired' mummies would ever be found. And I think that had Diop lived in Harlem, for example, prior to the 1960s, he probably would have understood why this would be. Ancient Egyptian mummies were, inadvertently, submitted to a form of 'conking' and/or Jheri curl! [b]Deliberate hair-straightening; the conk and the jheri curl [/b] The Conk, which originated in the 1920s, was an attempt by Black men to straighten their hair to make it look like that of White men. The primary ingredients used to straighten or relax the hair are: Sodium hydroxide (the conk) and Ammonium thioglycolate(the jheri curl). These chemical agents work against moisture, or in other words they dry the hair structure to the degree that it relaxes and the woolly hair looses its natural tendency to curl. This chemically straightened hair also cannot be reverted back to its original natural state. The only way to get rid of a conk is to allow it to grow out. [b]Inadvertent hair-straightening; Kemetian mummification[/b] The primary process of embalming the corpse was the 'natron bath' wherein the corpse was completely covered in dry natron for a period of forty days. The chemical ingredients in natron are: Sodium carbonate; bicarbonate; sodium sulphate; and chloride. These chemical agents work against moisture, in fact, it was used to 'dry out' the body. (Kinda like making beef jerky.) This, I think, is why you find all these long haired-straight haired prognathous Negro (IE, Dravidian types.) mummies. Its more 'conk' than conspiracy. [b][This message has been edited by Wally (edited 13 September 2004).][/b] and ausar concurred: [QUOTE] [b]posted 13 September 2004 04:00 PM [/b] ...You are correct...that the substance in the embalming material has been known to straighten hair,and over time mummy hair loses elasticity that hold hair into place. Still there are Nubians and modern Upper Egyptians with a wavy type hair that is not straight but is actually very thick. Europeans have wavy hair that is very thin and has a more rounded folice as opposed to people of African desent.[/QUOTE] [This message has been edited by Wally (edited 22 December 2004).] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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