Eritrea is a country located in Northeast Africa. It’s bordered by Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Aren’t these photos something? If you look at the arrows that I put on some of the pictures, you will see that they’re pointing at hair sticks. These are typically carved out of bone, ivory, or wood. Throughout history, they have either been used to part and pick out the hair, or as a hair accessory. In Egypt, the more flashy hair pins (sometimes carved out of gold) adorned with jewels showed a status of wealth. The theory that Africans didn’t have tools to groom their hair is a myth, as hair picks and combs have been around in Africa since around 5500 B.C. (I’ll be making a post on that soon.)