How did/do native Americans shave their heads/faces?
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Junk Yard Dog
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Razor
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Do- razor....did- before the invention of the razor..probably with a really sharp knife.
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I’ve though of this myself and concluded that given their stone age implements our vision of a close shave compares little to their actual results.
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First, some Native Americans did not have heavy beards. They had very sharp knives and water, so I am sure they manages their beards and their heads that way. If they knew how to scalp in seconds, they could shave in a few minutes and be more careful I am sure. Before that, very sharp cutting tools like obsidian perhaps which can be sharpened like a blade.
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Im not sure, but I do know that it takes them a lot longer to actually grow facial hair. And it is grown in sporadic(SP) spots. An Interesting fact. Unless that damned internet has lied to me again!!!---Then my answer is COMPLETELY useless.
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I have always heard that Native Americans do not have an abundance of body hair to begin with. I remember asking a teacher of mine this question and she said they usually plucked out what little they had. I have no idea how she knew (thought she knew) this, but it made sense to me.
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Well, it certainly must have been a very time consuming process when it was undertaken, whether with sharpened stone, bone or even flame. It is true, however, that many had little or no facial hair. I have a Cherokee friend and she has precious little body hair (barely there eyebrows and absolutely no hair on her arms).
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Probably exactly the same way as white folks did/do.
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First, white men introduced and practiced scalping (look up your facts!). Second, their are several ways for them to shave the limited amount of facial hair they produced anyway including hand-held implements, salves and poultices. Remember, they were able to cope and survive with a number of everyday tasks a long time before the barbaric Europeans came over and slaughtered them and shoved them on arid, unfertile reservations.
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Genetically Native Americans had very little body hair and it was rare for them to have facial hair, they did not have the need to shave as we do.
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Umm, whats up with the “Thy DID not have…” etc, etc. We do still exist ya know? I’m about ¼ Cherokee and I can confirm we have very little body hair; I couldn’t grow a full beard if you paid me. Since I’m a Mutt and all I don’t know what a full blooded Native Americans hair is like but from what I have, it can’t be much.
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First we need to stop using the term "Native Americans" as if it encompasses a single entity of same peoples and cultures. The indigenous peoples of the US are as diverse in their cultures, beliefs, and practices, as those of any other. More so, in many instances. Many coastal peoples found that shells were very useful tools for cutting and shaving. Inland peoples, not having access to shells, would develop other tools and methods. Some would use rocks and stones of different types, some would use bones. Much like the people of any other geographic area, they used what was readily available. Most certainly of all, it is a case by case scenario in which there is no one "fit all" answer. It is also not true that all of these people had little to no facial/body hair.
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ROCKS people....they rubbed the hair off with rocks.Over time (and repeated applications)they rubbed the hair follicles off.This led to having to do this less."Smooth Away" anyone?
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