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wearing a scalp lock.]] The Mohawk or '''Mohican''' is a Hairstyle which consists of shaving either side of the head, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair. Mohawks were a short-lived fad in the mid 1960s. Mohawks became common in youth Punk Subculture s in the late 1970s. Throughout the 1980s, they were modified by subcultures Within and Derived From punk and adopted by various other groups, becoming more diverse in style in the process. Today, mohawks are still associated with the punk subculture, but have become a part of mainstream fashion and are also shared by many other subcultures. HISTORY The Clonycavan Man , a 2300-year-old male Bog Body found near Dublin , Ireland was found to be wearing a Mohawk, held together with plant oil and pine resin imported from southwestern France or Spain.1 The modern Mohawk was influenced by the Roman military helmet, the Galea , which was a descendent of the Greek Corinthian style helmet of many soldiers. The Mohawk is often thought to have been worn by the Mahican and Mohawk Tribe s, but the name is in fact a Misnomer ; it is believed that the Wyandot were in fact the first Native American tribe to wear the hairstyle, but early French explorers mistook them for the Mohawk tribe. In French the hairstyle is called Iroquois . During World War II , members of the Allied Airborne Soldiers (specifically the 101st Airborne Division - the "Screaming Eagles") shaved their hair into Mohawks. ''Answers From The Colonel'' - Issue #1 Image. MODERN MOHAWKS In modern times, both sides of the head are shaved or buzzed and the remaining hair is long and often spiked in the middle. The hairstyle is generally known as a ''Mohawk'' in the United States and a ''Mohican'' or ''Mowie'' in the United Kingdom . In Punk Fashion , the Mohawk is often Dyed brilliant colors and the center strip of hair worn so that it points straight up (often referred to as a "charged" mohawk), often to impressive height. The Mohawk also appears in the Goth Subculture , a descendant of punk, with the remaining hair spiked or long. Guinness World Records lists Aaron Studham as the person with the tallest Mohawk. Besides punk fashion, the Mohawk became known with the popularity of Mr. T , the actor who first became famous playing the boxer Clubber Lang in the movie '' Rocky III '' and later as Sgt. B.A. Baracus in the television series '' The A-Team ''. In the 1980s this type of African Mohawk was called Mandinkan or Mandinkan Mohawk after the Mandinkan Warrior haircut. Another well-known popular culture depiction of the Mohawk came from Martin Scorsese 's film '' Taxi Driver ''. Inspired by Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver , Richie Stotts of the New York punk band The Plasmatics got a blue Mohawk in January 1979, followed by bassist Jean Beauvoir in September 1979 and singer Wendy O. Williams on November 30, 1980, who got a black Mohawk with cropped blond hair at the sides. The Plasmatics appeared on the American comedy TV show Fridays on January 16, 1981, which introduced the Mohawk to USA pop culture, while the band's albums and tours popularized the hairstyle in the UK and Europe. Dauphin, Edouard and Butch Star (1982). ''Plasmatics: Your Heart in Your Mouth! (The First Four Years).'' New York: Raging Rhino Entertainment. 14, 64. In the famous "Punk On Bus" sequence in '''', associate producer Kirk R. Thatcher was shown dressed as a punk with a bright orange Mohawk. VARIETIES wears a mohawk.]]A variety of different styles of Mohawk exist, often associated with different Subculture s or with different motivations behind them. Crohawk A hawk that is especially curly and an inch or two thick,with long large curls. Sidewalk A skull hawk that goes from above on eye, to behind the opposite ear. Shawn Desman is credited as the creator. Liberty spikes Liberty Spikes are so named because of their resemblance to the spikes on the crown of the Statue Of Liberty , though they first popped up in the London scene. In this style, the unshaven parts of the hair are formed into thick or thin spikes that may radiate outwards in all directions or all point up in the same direction. They are favored for their durability in extremely long hair. Liberty spikes are not exclusively a Mohawk style, but can be created all over the head without the inclusion of shaved sections. Dreadhawk A dreadhawk is a Mohawk where the hair is Dreadlocked instead of being spiked upwards. The hair style itself is very diverse; it can be worn up like liberty spikes depending on the length of dreads; it can be braided, pulled back, tied but it will still remain dreadhawked. Dreadhawks appear most on Crust Punk s. It was also famously worn by bassist Les Claypool of the band Primus . Fanned Fanned Mohawks are so named because they resemble a fan: all the unshaven hair is fixed upright in an even fan shape from the front hairline to the nape. They are the most common kind of mohawk, probably because they are the easiest to form. An early user of the style was Wattie Buchan of The Exploited . Another term for such a style, originating from Britain, is "charged". For example, punk rock veterans GBH officially referred to themselves as "Charged GBH" to avoid confusion with another band who used the GBH moniker. The term is still in use today in many punk circles. Chelsea-Hawk The same as a mohawk but the fringe is left in the front to frame face. Comes from the Chelsea Hairstyle , which is a completely shaved head with only the fringe left at the front. Quiff A hairstyle that is a hybrid between a mohawk and a Pompadour . Commonly worn within the Psychobilly sub-culture, it represents that musical genre's crossing of 1970's British punk rock with 1950's American Rockabilly . Being sharply angled, it is much longer in the front, and may stop at the back of the head or extend down towards the neck. The top is usually flattened-out giving it a grown out flat-top appearance. Examples may be seen on Sparky of Demented Are Go , Koefte and Valle of Mad Sin , and snakepunk of the Hellbenders. Devilhawk The Devilhawk was originally performed when a Devilock is made from a Mohawk by fans of The Misfits. However these days many of those in the Punk and Psychobilly culture use it as an easier way to show off their hawk or simply lift it out of their eyes. It is created simply by pulling a "true" mohawk forward, over the face, and hairspraying it there in a single point. 270˚ Hawk A 270˚ Hawk is a fan mohawk that extends from the back of the neck to straight out from the forehead. It gets its name because it forms a 270˚ angle. This often requires a thicker strip of hair to extend the hair in front. Such a mohawk has been worn by members of the band A Global Threat in their earlier days as well as Gabe Sex, drummer of the band Cheap Sex . Bi-hawk (Twin Fins) & Tri-hawk While a traditional Mohawk has one center strip of long hair, bi-hawks and tri-hawks have two and three respectively, with shaved portions between. Keith Flint from The Prodigy wore a bi-hawk in their videos " Firestarter " and " Breathe ". Bi- and tri-hawks can be worn in any of the variant styles. Reverse Mohawk Reverse Mohawks are Mohawk haircuts in reverse (the opposite of a Mohawk), essentially a shaved straight line (usually wide enough for a disposable razor or electric hair clippers) from the forehead to the nape of the neck leaving hair on either side of the line. This haircut is also known as an ''Antihawk'', ''HawkMo'', ''Skunk'', ''Highway'', ''Nohawk'' and ''Polish Mohawk''. Famous Reverse Mohawk wearers include Road Warrior Hawk , one half of The Road Warriors , Peter Gabriel while with Genesis , Jim Martin (formerly of Faith No More ). and Keith Flint , vocalist for The Prodigy . It was also sported by the fictional character Fraker in the movie '' Death Wish III ''. Alien Ant Farm singer Dryden Mitchell sported a less dramatic Reverse Mohawk, where he had a thin, long triangle shaved into the middle of his head, reaching to his crown. This haircut was used in the Gor book series to indicate slaves. There is another variation of the reverse mohark, known as the 'Hot-Cross Bun', It still retains the shaved stripe from front to back but in addition there also a shaved stripe from ear to ear, exo-facto, the 'hot cross bun' Sidehawk and Fin The sidehawk is a rather rare hairstyle where the back of the head is shaved, and a strip of long hair goes horizontally from ear to ear across the head, rather than from forehead to nape. Bangs are often left on. The hair is generally fanned or spiked giving a very distinctive halo or peacock effect. Sidehawks are often associated with The Devotchkas . Fin is a sidehawk that does not go to back of the head. It is like a Stright line of hair on the side of your head right adove the ear like a fin a person who had it was Jake from The Casualties . Blowhawk A modified version of the traditional mohawk where the spikes appear to be blown backward, hence the name. The blowhawk is often utilized to add variety to the long-time mohawk wearer's appearance and is versatile in nature as it is merely a modification of other varieties of mohawk. This style is generally achieved by forming straight spikes and then blow drying them to the point of slight dampness, which gives them a plastic-like quality. The spikes are then bent backwards, toward the rear of the wearer's head. Blowhawks are often the end-result of a quick-and-easy attempt at charging one's hawk. Shorter 'hawks put up with hair gel only will often end up looking this way. Crosshawk The crosshawk is a combination of a traditional fanned mohawk and a fanned sidehawk that come together to form a cross on the wearer's head. Variations of this with bihawks are sometimes know as H hawks because the sidehawk crosses through the bihawk and form an H shape. Another variation of the crosshawk is a bihawk that connects to together in the back and a sidehawk that crosses through forming an A which has come to be known as the A hawk. Deathhawks Deathhawks are wider-than-average Mohawks that are often worn in a looser style, frequently backcombed but not often formed into stiff fans or spikes. They may feature long, loose Tendrils . Deathhawks are associated with Deathrock ers and Goth s. Sometimes referred to as a ''goth hawk''. Mollet A Mollet is a Mohawk that is worn in the front, then branches out into a Mullet in the back. The only notable people to have ever had it are Maynard James Keenan of Tool and Les Claypool of Primus, though neither is credited as its creator. Mini-Mo A Mini-Mo is a mohawk that does not extend from the back of the neck to the forehead. It usually rests in middle of the head. Its name is a '' and ''mohawk''. Glowhawk A Glowhawk is a brightly dyed mohawk. varies in many colors. Frohawk A Frohawk is essentially a Mohawk made with extremely curly or kinky hair (either natural or achieved by a Permanent Wave ). Mr. T is probably the most commonly known wearer of this style. The name is a Portmanteau of the words "Afro" and "Mohawk". Fauxhawk The Fauxhawk is the most commonly seen hawk today. The Fauxhawk is characterized by a regular haircut that is faded up to the top where there is a longer square patch of hair. This hair style is worn by taking the longer hair and gelling it into the middle of the head to make a mohawk, usually less than an inch tall. Chinny-Hawk A Chinny-hawk is like a fanned mohawk apart from the fact that one side is spiked up and one is shaved, it is usually many different colors. Brody-Hawk A Brody-hawk is a mohawk that has bangs that cover the forehead. Also, there is usually a fringe that hangs to the side in front of the ears named for Brody Dalle the lead singer of the punk band The Distillers . This hairstyle is most common on girls. MAINTENANCE The Mohawk, by its nature, and depending on the type of hair the wearer has, is typically a high-maintenance style, although after practice can become quite routine for the wearer and done in a much shorter amount of time. Depending on the specific look desired by the wearer, regular, careful shaving may be required to maintain a clean line between the shaved and long parts of the hair; this can be especially complicated in bi- and tri-hawks. If the hair is to be worn up, twenty minutes or more of laborious styling, including brushing, Backcombing (teasing), twisting and so on, may be required. Some styles are particularly difficult to put up, requiring the use of very strong-hold Hair Gels and Sprays , and in some cases other holding agents like shoe polish, tooth paste, white Glue , Egg Whites , Cornstarch or Gelatin . The amount of time required for styling may increase considerably with longer hair or styles that require even spikes and lines. Depending on the method used to spike a Mohawk it can take much less than 20 minutes. The use of glue and a blow dryer cuts down considerably on the time needed. However once the mohawk is up it can be easily maintained for an extended period. By sleeping on the side of the head and mohawk extending in air, daily maintenance takes only a few minutes of reinforcement touching up. Depending on what is used to put the mohawk up and the conditions it endures, a mohawk can stay erect for several weeks. Some wearers enhance the look of their Mohawks using hair dyes. This, too can require a great deal of initial effort and maintenance, especially in styles where the color(s) form an integral part of the style. In some cases, for example, Mohawk-wearers who normally wear their hair up in a fan style dye the hair in even lines or stripes of color, either horizontal or vertical. In 2005, the Mohawk seemed to receive a brief and small revival among the mainstream, as claimed in Eric Wilson's Sep 1, 2005 article in The New York Times , "The Mohawk Becomes, Well, Cute." In it, Wilson argued that part of the revival was caused by Angelina Jolie 's adopted son, Maddox Jolie. of KMFDM with a fanned mohawk dyed blonde]] SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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