Bantu knot
noun
a section of hair that has been coiled into a small, tight bun.
Bantu knots
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pluralof Bantu knot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The artist’s eponymous 2025 sculpture, crowned with an array of Bantu knots, ties the entire show together, joining materiality, traditional cultural identity, and the outward-looking nature of the exhibition in a single work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
On a blistering summer day, Aduba quickly styled her hair in Bantu knots as she prepared to trudge to another round of back-to-back auditions, certain more nos were on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
In it she slicks her coily hair into Bantu knots, while donning a traditional beaded necklace, with the words, "I am a coloured South African" splashed across the clip like a badge of honour.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
Since then, bills protecting natural hair styles, such as Afros, braids, locks twists and Bantu knots, have spread across the country.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Some wore gold-beaded wraps atop their heads; others had hair coiffed into short Afros, Bantu knots, twists, and dreadlocks.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
