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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by BrandonP: [qb] @ Doug M Different African cultures wore their hair in different ways, and sometimes hairstyles from one culture entered another. That shouldn't be a hard concept for you to grasp. [/qb][/QUOTE]Multiple issues here and namely where is the proof of the influence coming from because all of the evidence is coming from the art of the dynastic era. There are no ancient art works or sculptures from other African kingdoms anywhere else on the Nile showing how they wore their hair at any point in the ancient dynastic era. So there is no absolute way of determining when and where a particular style of wearing African braids originated along the Nile by comparing the different artworks from different cultures and their art at different times to see when and where certain trends emerged. Because the dynastic kingdom ALWAYS wore their hair in styles similar to other Africans because it is a common pattern of African culture along with the kilt/loincloth and sandals. Case in point the statues of soldiers from the Tomb of Mesehti where you have both soldiers from the dynastic kingdom and others from farther south. They both wear similar costume and hair styles, with the hair of the Southerners looking no different than that seen in the art of the old kingdom. Both groups of soldiers have the exact same hairstyles and clothing, with the only difference being the coloring of the fabric and the coal black color of the Southerners. But more significant to this discussion is the [b]simplistic[/b] way the dynastic artists portrayed the hair of both groups. [IMG]https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.1353660.7055475/660352.jpg[/IMG] [URL=https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/egyptian-11th-dynasty-2061-2010-bc/troop-of-nubian-archers-from-the-tomb-of-prince-mesehti-at-assyut-middle-kingdom-painted-wood/photograph/asset/660352]https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/egyptian-11th-dynasty-2061-2010-bc/troop-of-nubian-archers-from-the-tomb-of-prince-mesehti-at-assyut-middle-kingdom-painted-wood/photograph/as set/660352[/URL] [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Warriors_figures_ushabtis.jpg/800px-Warriors_figures_ushabtis.jpg[/IMG] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warriors_figures_ushabtis.jpg At issue here is that in many of these and other examples from the Old and Middle Kingdom, hair is often depicted as a generic "cap" on the head or, if they actually tried to show individual braids, generic blocks indicating braids or long thick strands coming out of the head or sometime simply etchings on the surface of the head to generally indicate the actual hair texture. This applies to all groups the same way. So because of that, you cannot really tell if those layers of braids as seen in the New Kingdom were worn because the artists never tried to portray hair in that level of detail, no matter who wore those hairstyles. And ultimately this is why the issue is more of an evolution in how the artists of the dynastic era represented hair more than anything else. That is why I disagree with this simplistic line of thinking. The artists of the dynastic era always depicted the hair of both themselves and other Africans in a similar way and as they evolved their techniques you see a continuation of this pattern. The evolution can seen earlier in the 18th dynasty under Amenhotep II and others, with no real proof of so-called "Nubian" origins. A good example of this is the tomb of Sennefer and sculptures of him and his wife. Sennefer in his tomb with his hair depicted as a generic blob similar to what is seen in other eras as part of the canon: [IMG]https://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/sennefer/photo/snnfr_lc_bc_se-pil-n-det.jpg[/IMG] This is a very common pattern in the canon from the art that has survived from these eras. And in the same tomb you also see examples of an attempt to actually portray individual braids as part of the generic portrayal of hair even if it still doesn't flow naturally across the shoulders. This is what I am calling a transitional style showing the generic outlines and shapes of prior eras, with more attempts to realistically depict individual braids or locs: [IMG]https://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/sennefer/photo/snnfr_cc_lc_nw_w03.jpg[/IMG] Another example of the generic style that was common where they used wavy lines to fill within the outline of the hair: [IMG]https://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/sennefer/photo/snnfr_035_mr.jpg[/IMG] All from: https://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/sennefer/e_sennefer_01.htm Then we have these statues of Sennefer and his wife where you see again this transitional style of showing overlapping braids in the hair: [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Sennefer%2C_Mayor_of_Thebes_with_wife%2C_Sentnay.jpg/576px-Sennefer%2C_Mayor_of_Thebes_with_wife%2C_Sentnay.jpg[/IMG] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sennefer,_Mayor_of_Thebes_with_wife,_Sentnay.jpg Now to see this even better, here is another Sennefer and his wife Meryt, showing the same transitional style in color, where it is much easier to see the overlapping braids at the bottom: [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Senynefer_and_Meryt-E_27161-IMG_0032.jpg/550px-Senynefer_and_Meryt-E_27161-IMG_0032.jpg[/IMG] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senynefer_and_Meryt-E_27161-IMG_0032.jpg And finally we get to the full manifestation of the end result of this transition in canon in the tomb of Ramose in the later 18th dynasty during the reign of Amenhotep III and Akhenaton. The main thing to note here is the very detailed depictions of braids and the fact that the ends of the hair no longer disappear behind the shoulder and instead fall over the front.: [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Ramose-8d.jpg[/IMG] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reliefs_of_Tomb_of_Ramose#/media/File:Ramose-8d.jpg Another variation of the same with the wavy hair texture over top the overlapping braids: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egypt,_stype_of_wig,_Mortuary_Chapel_of_Ramose,1380_BC_Wellcome_M0010368.jpg Osirisnet pics of tomb https://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/nobles/ramose55/e_ramose55_01.htm And the larger issue is this idea that these so-called "Nubian" influences can be identified as isolated examples of African influence when the entire dynastic kingdom was African in origin to begin with. So all of these common patterns of African custom and tradition predate both KMT and so-called Nubia, especially things like hairstyles and other ubiquitous elements of culture. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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