History of Barbering Ch.1 Flashcards
in 1893 established America’s first barber school in Chicago, Illinois
A.B. Moler
Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America
AMBBA
Latin for beard
Barba
symbol of Barbering that evolved from the technical prodedures of bloodletting performed by barber-surgeons
barber pole
early practitioners who cut hair, shaved, and performed bloodletting and dentistry
barber-surgeons
organizations formed to represent barber employees prior to the establishment of barber licensing laws
Journeymen barber groups
employer organizations formed prior to the establishment of barber licensing laws
master barber groups
Egyptian barber commemorated with the a statue
meryma’at
national association of barber boards of america
NABBA
Sicilian credited with bringing barbering and shaving to rome in 296 bc
Ticinius Mena
related to the cutting, clipping, or trimming of hair with shears or a razor
tonsorial
a shaved patch on the head
tonsure
tools used back in the day for cutting hair were:
•sharpened flints
•oyster shells
•bone
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- tribes believed that good and bad spirits entered the individual through the hairs on the head and that the only way to exorcise bad spirits was to cut the hair
- similar religious ceremony, long hair was worn loose to allow evil spirits exit the individuals
- after the ritual dancing, the barber cut the hair, combed it back tightly, and tied it off to keep the good spirits in and the evil spirits out
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- Egyptians are credited with being the first people to cultivate beauty in an extravagant fashion.
- tombs revealed combs, brushes, mirrors, cosmetics, scissors, and razors made of tempered copper and bronze
- Egyptian noblemen and priests used barbers 6,000 years ago
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