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Sudanese Girl with long, small braids adorned with red beads — Pinterest
Braids
These were used to signify one’s age, marital status, religion, wealth, and rank within West African communities. History says in West Africa, Nigerian housewives in polygamous relationships created the style known as kohin-sorogun, meaning “turn your back to the jealous rival wife,” that was styled in a way to torment their husbands’ other wives.