A black and white drawing that contains the head and shoulders of ten people, two rows with five graphics each. The top row begins with a profile of a man with hair just below the ears in ringlets and a short beard. The next two figures are a frontal and back view of a woman with a very stern look on her face and her hair is gathered on each side of head in thick ringlets pig-tails. The next man looks almost like the first but his hair is a bit longer. The last man on the top row has his head shaved to form a round circle of hair on the top of his head. The bottom row shows four men with hair in ringlets and all a different length. The last figure shows only the head, no shoulders, and the head is shaved clean.


Badawi and Wahhabi Heads and Head-Dresses

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The Wahhabi tribe generally shave the head, whilst some amongst them still wear the hair long, which is the ancient Badawi practice.

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