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Significance of the African headgear

Fairmont Maasai Mara Morans entertain guests at the Accor Corporate Bookers night Cocktail at Mövenpick Hotel & Residences on 27th October 2019 [David Gichuru, Standard]

Different African cultures used hairstyles and differently coloured headgear to announce tribal association, gender, religion, careers and social status.

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