Why do south american tribes have similar hairstyles?

Question

I've seen this a "bowl cut" style of on many pictures of south american tribes, and history books mention that past tribes from the region also had the same hairstyle. However, nothing I've read explains if its religious, practical, or if there other styles aside from the "bowl cut".

Thanx in advance

Answer 1

I'm a specialist in a different area, but a lot of times these traditions are "diffused", or adopted/forced upon/passed down from one culture to another. That is often the reason for similiarities in attributes that could otherwise vary extensively throughout different cultures.



For example, sometimes families will branch off and move away, but still keep the same styles as the main family. It may be, as someone said here, for practical reasons, or it may visually associate them with the main tribe or an admired tribe (much the way your last name identifies you as part of a larger family branch).





In Mexico, Aztec women had special hairstyles for women who were married - - kind of like our wedding ring today - - to let other men know that they were off limits. Hairstyles even today can reflect (to some extent) social status, job type (think Armend Forces) or just plain trend (the cuts of the stars, like the old Farrah Fawcett or Dorothy Hammel looks).



Your question is a really great one, and there definitely ARE specialists out there who must have their own ideas as to what the answer is. I hope you have success in finding them!

Answer 2

I trust the reaction above me. Agriculture became into complicated in historic South united states of america. i'm especially constructive the Amazonians could've had their first civilization if the Europeans did not seem. Their agriculture became right into a mix of applying yams and applying the trees to pluck end result to consume. The maintained forests for animal interest and the end result that trees presented. not forgetting the honey bees produced. they had societal systems yet regrettably, this wasn't as documented because of the fact the Andean or MesoAmerican cultures have been

Answer 3

There is one bowl, and one pair of scissors in the South American jungle, and they are connected spiritually to each other, as well as by a piece of vine. When one wants a haircut, the bowl naturally follows the scissors, and vice versa.

Answer 4

People of South American native Indian ethnicity have naturally straight hair -- and I mean really straight hair. They can cut it/trim it, but since it tends to be so straight and thick its hard to come up with different styles.

Answer 5

Its the in thing,seriously that the way they have seen each other and that's what they want.The answer is,they are content with it.