Daily Photos 4th year
4th year Pic 068 - Jan 25 2012 Mohawk Marathon! Mumbai Marathon 2012 The mohawk hairstyle is named after, and often associated with, the people of the Mohawk nation, an indigenous people of North America who originally inhabited the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York.[1] However, the Mohawk tribe never actually wore the Mohawk hairstyle traditionally. The association with the so-called "Mohawk" hairstyle and the Mohawk tribe came from Hollywood and more specifically from the 1936 movie, Drums Along the Mohawk starring Henry Fonda. Historic images do show Omaha men, and yet other images show Pawnee children with a crest of hair. John White painted the Indians on Roanoke Island in 1600 with a crest of hair in combination with long hair on each side. Perhaps the "Mohawk" should rather be coined a "Omaha" or "Pawnee". Ironically, Mohawk Indians never had Mohawk hairstyles as modern society has come to know them. This misunderstanding of history has become so buried in mainstream society that even Mohawk Indians have come to accept that their ancestors wore this, hairstyle even though historic records, sketches, and paintings clearly prove they did not. However, modern society's motto is, "Once it's in a movie, that's the way it happened" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_hairstyle
WildeLifePhotography
on January 26, 2012Wonderful capture. How interesting to see this hair style in India.
Chuck Beehner
on January 25, 2012nicely done!
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Scianghetti
on January 25, 2012neat find and capture Harsh...love the history too
Frankie Foto
on January 25, 2012great shot
Tom Scherer
on January 25, 2012Great shot and informative commentary.
mpkonopa
on January 25, 2012Great story and shot
fotomom
on January 25, 2012I had no clue about the origination of the mohawk hair style. Thanks for sharing! Not your every day typical runner:-)
webstersway
on January 25, 2012Outstanding capture!!!
Tom Reichert
on January 25, 2012Great shot. Everyone should run with a Mohawk !!
Janet McQueen
on January 25, 2012Excellent capture, Harsh... you certainly do find the MOST interesting information... thanks for sharing!!