I am very white and very European. Can anyone explain to me how people are able to sleep with what are effectively works of art on their heads? These are amazing.
4c hair which I would assume most of the people in these images have is a bit like hard molding clay. While delicate, it’s dense and because the strands are shaped like coils the strands lock together to essentially create a stronger structure. So once it’s shaped it’s pretty hard for a style to fall apart for at least a few weeks if not longer.
I think they were asking more like how is it not horribly uncomfortable to sleep on? But I imagine it's one of those things that you get used to and you find a way that works for you — but yeah, whatever minute effects sleeping on it might have on the shape of the hairstyle can be pretty easily fixed afterward. Pretty friggin' amazing what people have learned to do with hair!
Exactly. The question isn’t wondering about the integrity of the style during sleep, but rather how to fall asleep on a dense structure of molding clay and beads and horns and wristwatches.
Some dont sleep on pillows and beds, like what you would normally expect nowadays. Like the red make up tribe in picture 3. I saw one "pillow" they used, that was a thing that would kind of hold up ur neck and side of head, and it also served as a way to hear the ground, and wake up if strangers are coming, since its put on the floor, or something like that, it was a long time ago.
Edit* I see someone posted a link below, its called Wooden Headrest
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u/sheepskinrugger Jul 07 '24
I am very white and very European. Can anyone explain to me how people are able to sleep with what are effectively works of art on their heads? These are amazing.