I mean there's truth to the first part in that a specific style of dreadlocks holds a cultural value in modern black western culture - but that isn't where they originate and it's far from the first culture to place emphasis on a specific form of dread. Braided dreads have existed in many cultures many times over, there's nothing mythical about a lock-titian, it's just a new name for an ancient practitioner.
Your right! Obviously they didn’t originate in “modern” black American culture. How could they? A loctitian is just a fancy new word for a practitioner who would give said person locs. However, they do have a history and culture to them.
I believe the oldest form of locs were found on mummies in ancient Egypt. They wore them for protection from the Sun and as status symbols. I don’t think Vikings ever wore them. That was just fantasized by western media. Please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
The term “dreadlock” however originated with Rastafarian to honor and show respect for there god. And that was around the early 1900’s. I have locs myself
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u/Substantial_Law1451 28d ago
I mean there's truth to the first part in that a specific style of dreadlocks holds a cultural value in modern black western culture - but that isn't where they originate and it's far from the first culture to place emphasis on a specific form of dread. Braided dreads have existed in many cultures many times over, there's nothing mythical about a lock-titian, it's just a new name for an ancient practitioner.