dreadlocked
Hair in ropes
Having dreadlocks—hair that has been twisted or matted into long, ropelike strands: a dreadlocked musician, her dreadlocked hair fell past her shoulders.
The style has roots in Rastafarian culture but appears across many communities.
Jamaican offbeat music style
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- RastafarianismAfrocentric messianic religion
- ZionBiblical promised homeland
- Lion of JudahMessianic emblem from scripture
Bob Marley · Haile Selassie · ganja · One Love · Ethiopia · Babylon · pan-Africanism · roots
Wound around itself
- coiledArranged in spirals
- ropelikeResembling braided cord
- mattedTangled into clumps
- knottedTied with loops
tangled · ropy · thick · dense · textured · kinky · natural · woolly
Security fastening devices
- locsMatted rope-shaped hair
- freeformUnconstrained by structure
- twistsRotational bends or turns
- coilsConnected loops of material
matted · ropelike · sections · parting · retwisting · interlocking · starter locs · budding
African-centered cultural framework
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
tradition · ethnicity · African · Nubian · emancipation · Maasai · cultural pride · reclamation
Artistic nonconformist type
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
- naturalNot artificially produced
- free-spiritedUninhibited by social expectations
counterculture · nonconformist · alternative · artistic · festival · indie · eclectic · organic
Rejection of prevailing norms
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
protest · subversive · radical · dissent · outsider · unconventional · rejection · statement
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- JamaicaCaribbean island nation
- RastafarianismAfrocentric messianic religion
- ZionBiblical promised homeland
Bob Marley · Haile Selassie · Lion of Judah · ganja · One Love · Ethiopia · Babylon · pan-Africanism · roots · spirituality
twisted
Wound around itself
knotted · tangled · ropy · thick · dense · textured · kinky · natural · woolly · intertwined
locks
Security fastening devices
coils · matted · ropelike · sections · parting · retwisting · interlocking · starter locs · budding · wraps
Afrocentrism
African-centered cultural framework
diaspora · tradition · ethnicity · African · Nubian · emancipation · Maasai · cultural pride · reclamation
bohemian
Artistic nonconformist type
free-spirited · counterculture · nonconformist · alternative · artistic · festival · indie · eclectic · organic · authentic
nonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
counterculture · protest · subversive · radical · dissent · outsider · unconventional · rejection · statement · activism
dreadlockedflowing
Moving continuously onward
combed · sleek · untangled · silky · free-flowing
dreadlockedcombed
Arranged hair neatly
brushed · coiffed · well-groomed · kempt · relaxed