One Burmese hairstyle worn by
women of the past and occasionally still observed today
during traditional festivals or at weddings, consists of
an elongated hair tuft
that is tied together with a ribbon and held together at
the base with a strap, which may be decorative, as seen here, in the form of a
lotus-shaped coronet,
reminiscent of the
dbu rgyan
worn by certain
Chinese monks
(fig.). |