Mohican vs Mohawk
Mohican and Mohawk are names used for hairstyles that are very similar in looks. In fact, there are many who feel that there is no difference between Mohican and Mohawk and they are just two different names of the same hairstyle. This article attempts to take a closer look at the two hairstyles known as Mohican and Mohawk.
Mohawk
Mohawk is a hairstyle that is attractive but daringly different as it requires one to shave the head on the sides while long hair is left in the middle part of the head and is arranged in a style to get this unique hairstyle. The name Mohawk has been derived from a native tribe of people inhabiting Mohawk Valley close to the place that is today called New York in USA. The people of this tribe used to adopt this unique hairstyle by plucking hairs out of the scalp and leaving a thin strip of hair in the middle. This long hair in the middle could be braided or styled differently by the people of the tribe.
Mohawk hairstyle has been in vogue for a long time, and people adopt this hairstyle mostly in defiance or to express rebellion with the system they are living in. Interestingly, many soldiers wore this hairstyle during WWII to intimidate their enemies. The hairstyle was adopted by many paratroopers during the Vietnam war. It is also adopted by many singers and performers more in a bid to attract others to themselves rather than anything else.
Mohican
The hairstyle that is called Mohawk in America becomes Mohican in British English. However, there are many who say that Mohican is an altogether different hairstyle as it does not require the sides of the head to be shaved, and people having Mohican hairstyle, though they have longer hair on the strip in the middle of the head, have hair in their sides.
What is the difference between Mohican and Mohawk?
• There is no difference between Mohawk and Mohican in the form of a hairstyle.
• What is Mohawk in US becomes Mohican in British English.
• Mohawk refers to a hairstyle that requires sides of the head to be shaved while a strip of area is left with long hair in the middle of the head. Hairs in the middle can be braided or decorated in any other style.
• Some people say that there is a difference between Mohawk and Mohican as shaving of head on the sides is not required for Mohican hairstyle.