5 Different African head wrapping styles to rock the gele African chic style!
There
are countless styles of African head wrapping, it may take a couple of tries
but you will be an expert in no time. In Africa, the head wrap worn by women
for special occasions, weddings, ceremonies, burials, church services, and
special celebrations, for every day wear or as a crown.
The
African head wrap draws the eye up, rather than down. African women wear head
wraps as a queen wears a crown. The African head wrap represents far more than
a piece of fabric on the head of a female. African head wraps are a common site throughout
Southern and Western Africa. In West Africa, Nigeria, head wraps are called
gele, in Malawi Duku and in Zimbabwe dhuku.
All you need is a large piece of oblong fabric or scarf and your two hands. Wrapping a head scarf is easy; just follow the
steps in the video below.
African women wear head wraps as a queen wears a crown.
