The women would weave the maps in their hair, carving out paths with their cornrows. Some patterns were even utilized to deliver secret messages.
Braids. They are an easy, go-to style to up chicness, comfort, and convenience. However, for some escaped slaves in South America, braids were a survival mechanism and led to freedom.
Κάτι που μάλλον δε γνωρίζαμε σχετικά με τα αφρικανικής προέλευσης χτενίσματα.
Οι λεπτές πλεξούδες που είναι κολλημένες στο κεφάλι, μαρτυρούν την αντίσταση των γυναικών, οι οποίες αναζητούσαν για τους σκλάβους οδούς διαφυγής από τις φυτείες της Καραϊβικής.
Συγκεκριμένα, οι γυναίκες που δούλευαν στα σπίτια, συναντιόντουσαν στις
αυλές για να χτενίσουν τα νεαρά κορίτσια και χάρη στην παρατήρηση του βουνού, σχεδίαζαν στο κεφάλι τους ολόκληρους χάρτες με μονοπάτια!
Αξιοποιώντας αυτόν τον κώδικα επικοινωνίας, οι άντρες που δούλευαν στις χασιέντας ήξεραν έτσι ποιο δρόμο να πάρουν για να δραπετεύσουν!
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La poética del peinado Afrocolombiano
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During the Atlantic Slave Trade, many slaves were forced to shave their hair to be more ‘sanitary’ and to also move them away from their culture and identity.
But not all enslaved Africans would not keep their hairs cut. Many would braid their hairs tightly in cornrows and more “to maintain a neat and tidy appearance”.
Enslaved Africans also used cornrows to transfer and create maps to leave plantations and the home of their captors. This act of using hair as a tool for resistance is said to have been evident across South America.
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Mapping Out Freedom: Escaped Slaves Used Braids For Direction
Fascinating
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Ηave a nice week Derrick!!!
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You, too, Efi
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Ουάου! Δεν είχα ιδέα. Καταπληκτική ανάρτηση, Έφη μου!
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Kαλώς το μου!!! Καλή εβδομάδα Κατερινάκι μου !!!!
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Amazing! 🙂 :))
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Yes it is amazing!! Have a nice week sweet Jo!!!
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This is quite fascinating . Thank you for educating me on these reasons for braiding hair.
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Τhank you Savvy!! Have a nice week!!
“In the time of slavery in Colombia, hair braiding was used to relay messages. For example, to signal that they wanted to escape, women would braid a hairstyle called departes. “It had thick, tight braids, braided closely to the scalp and was tied into buns on the top.
And another style had curved braids, tightly braided on their heads. The curved braids would represent the roads they would [use to] escape. In the braids, they also kept gold and hid seeds which, in the long run, helped them survive after they escaped.”
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/how-cornrows-were-used-as-an-escape-map-from-slavery-across-south-america
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Thank you Efi for sharing the link as well … Very interesting indeed!
Necessity is the mother of invention!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Kisses!!!
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