Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Mohawk Hairstyle

Last Friday, Administrators of a school in Ohio, USA called the Mother of a kid to come and pick him up from school. The kindergarten student was being suspended for sporting a Mohawk hairstyle.

This bit of news got me researching more on Mohawks..... Mohawks became a popular fad in mid 1960s and then in mid 1980s it became common with the youth punk subcultures. The Mohawk is often thought to be worn by the Mohican or the Mohawk Tribes. In this hairstyle both sides of the head are shaved or buzzed and the remaining hair in the middle is left long and often spiked.

Joseph Brant is the most well known of the North American Indians. He was a Mohawk leader and a British Military Officer during the American Revolution. Brant was born near prsent day Akron. Ohio. He was named Thayendanegea which possibly meant "he who places two bets". He was a Mohawk of the Wolf Clan (his mother's clan).

Joseph Brant, painted in London by leading court painter George Romney in 1776.

Joseph Brant, painted in London by Gilbert Stuart in 1786.











1830s lithograph based on the last portrait of Joseph Brant, an 1806 oil on canvas painting by Ezra Ames.

Personally, I am in awe of this hairstyle. To sport a Mohawk, one would need a lot of spunk!

12 comments:

ra said...

whatever happened to the good ol' days when one just went to ye olde barber shop and got their hair cut? salons are merely a fancy term/place for overcharging for a half dinar haircut.

one goes into a barber shop, gets wrapped up like a mummy and maybe fall asleep(er, now im not sayin that happened to me) and when one wakes up.....surprise!!!
"but that isnt what i asked u to do" says patron to scalp artist.
"according to ur face, this suits u better" says scalp artist to patron.

so much for experimentation.

Shoonyata said...

this is small glipmse of the wild bit of M :))) look forward to more !

Mirandian said...

Ra, I dare you to get the Mohawk!

Shoon, Me wild? Nah...Me mild!

ra said...

tell u what, i get a mohawk and u ensure 30 days of dinner cooked by yourself. 3 course meal.

maybe i get a mohawk and u dont buy shoes for a year.

Mirandian said...

Ra, ever since I came here to ME, my dinners are cooked by myself if I am not eating out! So, cooking for 30 days for myself is no big deal! You're on!

Why should I be not buying shoes? How is it related?? Hah! You can't take up my dare! You're just a Lion in your lil cave!

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