Long Matted Dreadlocks

For long or thick severely matted hair this may take an hour or more.

Long matted dreadlocks.

Well dreadlocks are rope like clumps of hair formed by your hair getting matted together. Though they are now mainly linked to african culture and identity people from all races do sport their hair in dreadlocks. Some of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks date back as far as 3600 years to the minoan civilization one of europe s earliest civilizations centered in crete now part of greece. Dreadlocks have historically been found to be associated with ancient greek aztec senegalese buddhist and rastafari cultures.

Place the comb a few inches several centimeters from the end of the tangled hair and brush downward. Dreadlocks were also worn by spartan hoplites as part of their battle dress and by ephors spartan magistrates. Other cultures who may have also sported locks are the middle eastern and mediterranean christian ascetics the dervishes of islam and pre columbian aztec priests who have been described in aztec codices as having long untouched and matted hair. Repeat until the entire length of your hair is combed.

Repeat until that section of hair is free of tangles then move the comb slightly higher up. Frescoes discovered on the aegean island of thera modern santorini greece depict individuals with long braided hair or long dreadlocks. In ancient egypt examples of egyptians wearing locked hairstyles and.