150 naira hairdo! -SUKU

I believe I have made previous mention about going on a medical mission with Labakcare foundation to provide healthcare services to underserved areas in Nigeria. While I was taking part of the mission, I was able to get my hair done for 150 naira in Agugu, Oyo State in the south of the country. That is less than a dollar!!! I was so ecstatic when the lady quoted the price, I did not even try to haggle the price down as I usually do in Lagos.

The hairstyle I got done is called, "SUKU (shookoo);" it is a popular hairstyle in the Yoruba culture and there are actually serveral variations to the hairstyle. The type of shuku I did is called, suku ologede (suku that curves like a plantain/banana). I rocked my less than a $1 hairstyle for almost two weeks, in a bun, all down, to the side, you name it I probably rocked it. Here is some of the pics of my hair DID!!! :-P

Among the Yorubas, the head (ori) has a very prominent position particularly amongst the females, hair is considered to be the crown of a woman's beauty, and it is very apparent in Lagos and Oyo state that this is the view. I saw many many beautiful hair styles since I have been here. The level of creativity is astonishing. Here a few that I was able to
capture, and few others I found online.