Hairsticks, A History
Hairsticks, A History Let me tell you about the most wonderful (and probably oldest) hair accessory in the world: the hair stick , also known as a hair pin or a hair bodkin . Or kanzashi , or binyeo, or…they have many names. You’ll see. If you’re a fan of Janet Stephens , hairdressing archaeologist, you’ll be familiar with the term ‘bodkin’ as she uses it a lot. If you’re not a fan of Janet Stephens, whyever not? Hair sticks have been used to restrain long hair for...probably as long as humans have had long hair, to be honest. Before we had bobbles/hair ties, before we had elaborate fancy schmancy barrettes or claw clips or any of that, we had...sticks. And because humans like pretty things which are also durable, there are some beautiful examples of very old hair sticks which are made from bone and gold and silver and all sorts. With some super fancy decoration, too. Did I hear you ask for pictures? My friend, we have ALL the pictures. Kicking off with Africa,