The Buiniga, a unisex hair style that looks similar to an afro, is in danger of dying out due to western representations of beauty
held in November, alongside celebrations of traditional dress, dance, poetry, song and craftsmanship, the festival held a pageant paying tribute to indigenous hair.
Buiniga , is a unisex hairstyle that looks similar to an afro. Buiniga refers to the shape of the hair and how sometimes the hair comes away from the neck in the shape of a duck’s tail – “Bui” means tail and “ga” means duck.
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