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{{Short description|Traditional Tutsi hairstyle}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Amasunzu''' is an elaborate [[hairstyle]] worn by [[Banyarwanda|Rwandan]] men<ref name="umutesi">{{cite book|last1=Umutesi|first1=Marie Béatrice|title=Surviving the slaughter the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire|date=2004|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, Wis.|isbn=9780299204938|page=8|url=https:// |
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[[File:Tutsi herdsman.jpg|thumb|[[Tutsi]] man with Amasunzu hairstyle]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Amasunzu''' is an elaborate [[hairstyle]] traditionally worn by [[Banyarwanda|Rwandan]] men<ref name="umutesi">{{cite book|last1=Umutesi|first1=Marie Béatrice|title=Surviving the slaughter the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire|date=2004|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|location=Madison, Wis.|isbn=9780299204938|page=[https://archive.org/details/survivingslaught00mari/page/8 8]|url=https://archive.org/details/survivingslaught00mari|url-access=registration|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref> and unmarried women,<ref name="dreams">{{cite book|last1=Bamurangirwa|first1=Patricia|title=My Mother's Dreams|date=2014|publisher=Troubador Publishing Ltd|isbn=9781784626693|page=7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C2QCBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA7|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref> with the hair styled into crests,<ref name="umutesi" /> frequently described as crescent-shaped.<ref name="piedsnus">{{cite book|last1=Mukasonga|first1=Scholastique|title=La femme aux pieds nus|date=2012|publisher=Editions Gallimard|isbn=9782072464843|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pbblBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT77|accessdate=21 January 2017}}</ref> The hairstyle indicated [[social status]], and men who did not wear Amasunzu were looked on with suspicion until the 20th century.<ref name="umutesi" /> The style was also worn by unmarried women after the age of 18–20 years, indicating that they are of marriageable age.<ref name="piedsnus" /><ref name="dreams" /> |
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 4 June 2024
Amasunzu is an elaborate hairstyle traditionally worn by Rwandan men[1] and unmarried women,[2] with the hair styled into crests,[1] frequently described as crescent-shaped.[3] The hairstyle indicated social status, and men who did not wear Amasunzu were looked on with suspicion until the 20th century.[1] The style was also worn by unmarried women after the age of 18–20 years, indicating that they are of marriageable age.[3][2]
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[edit]- ^ a b c Umutesi, Marie Béatrice (2004). Surviving the slaughter the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780299204938. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b Bamurangirwa, Patricia (2014). My Mother's Dreams. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 9781784626693. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b Mukasonga, Scholastique (2012). La femme aux pieds nus. Editions Gallimard. p. 77. ISBN 9782072464843. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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