Amasunzu

Amasunzu is an elaborate hairstyle traditionally worn by Rwandan men^[1] and unmarried women,^[2] with the hair styled into crests,^[1] frequently described as crescent-shaped.^[3] The hairstyle indicated social status, and men who did not wear Amasunzu were looked on with suspicion until the 20th century.^[1] The style was also worn by unmarried women after the age of 18–20 years, indicating that they are of marriageable age.^[3]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Umutesi, Marie Béatrice (2004). Surviving the slaughter the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780299204938. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b Bamurangirwa, Patricia (2014). My Mother's Dreams. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 9781784626693. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b Mukasonga, Scholastique (2012). La femme aux pieds nus. Editions Gallimard. p. 77. ISBN 9782072464843. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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[umutesi-1] Umutesi, Marie Béatrice (2004). Surviving the slaughter the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780299204938. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[dreams-2] Bamurangirwa, Patricia (2014). My Mother's Dreams. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 9781784626693. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[piedsnus-3] Mukasonga, Scholastique (2012). La femme aux pieds nus. Editions Gallimard. p. 77. ISBN 9782072464843. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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