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The mohawk hairstyle is named for, and often associated with, the people of the Mohawk nation, an indigenous people of North America who originally inhabited the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York
However, the hairstyle has been in existence in many different areas of the world, for thousands of years. For instance, the clonycavan man, a 2000-year-old male bog body discovered near Dublin, Ireland in 2003, was found to be wearing a mohawk styled with plant oil and pine resin sort of gel, and they have been known to "dye" the hair with plants too.
Artwork discovered at the Pazyryk burials dating back to 600 BC depicts Scythian warriors sporting similar mohawks. The body of a warrior occupying one of the Kurgins had been scalped earlier in life and wore a hair prosthesis in the form of a mohawk.
When going to war, 16th century Ukrainian cossacks would shave their heads, leaving a long central strip. This haircut was known as a khokhol and was often braided or tied in a topknot
The style has been around for centuries among many tribal cultures, not just the native americans.
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