What is Head tie?
[[File:Gele..jpg|thumb|Nigerian headtie]] [[Image:On the beach galleryfull.jpg|thumb|Gambian women in their head ties.]] A '''head tie''' is a women’s [[head scarf]] which is used a lot in west and southern [[Africa]], and among [[American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS)]]. The purpose of the head tie worn by enslaved African women was to protect their hair as they labored (or did heavy work).<!--In the 18th century, the Spanish governor of Louisiana passed a law requiring that '''free''' [[Afrodescendant]] women also cover their hair. This requirement was meant to demean free Afrodescendant women by associating them with slavery, but also to protect European men from sexual provocation.--><ref>{{Cite web|title= Fashionable Rebellion|url= https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/fashionable-rebellion/ |access-date=2021-09-03|language=en-US}}</ref> The head tie worn by West African women has been worn since the 1960s. The name of the head tie varies according to region and historical context. These names have included: '''''tignon''''' ([[United States]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tignon Laws: Policing Black Women's Hair in the 18th Century|url=https://www.amplifyafrica.org/post/tignon-law-policing-black-women-s-hair-in-the-18th-century|website=amplifyafrica.org|language=en|access-date=2021-09-03|archive-date=2021-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904161845/https://www.amplifyafrica.org/post/tignon-law-policing-black-women-s-hair-in-the-18th-century|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''''dhuku''''' ([[Zimbabwe]]), '''''tukwi''''' ([[Botswana]]) and '''''doek''''' ([[South Africa]] and [[Namibia]]). <!--This kind of head scarf often have elaborate [[ornamentation]].--> ==Related pages== *[[Head scarf]] *[[Hijab]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Headgear]] {{stub}} {{Folk costumes}}