▁or ▁tri angular ▁parts ▁and ▁fast ening ▁it ▁into ▁tight ▁b uns ▁or ▁kn ots ▁on ▁the ▁head . ▁B ant u ▁kn ots ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁from ▁either ▁loose ▁natural ▁hair ▁or ▁dread lock s . ▁When ▁bra ided ▁flat ▁against ▁the ▁scal p , ▁natural ▁hair ▁can ▁be ▁worn ▁as ▁basic ▁corn rows ▁or ▁form ▁a ▁count less ▁variety ▁of ▁art istic ▁patterns . ▁ ▁Other ▁styles ▁include ▁the ▁" natural " ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" min i - f ro " ▁or ▁" teen ie ▁we enie ▁Af ro ") ▁and ▁" m icro co ils " ▁for ▁close - cro pped ▁hair , ▁the ▁tw ist - out ▁and ▁bra id - out ▁( in ▁which ▁hair ▁is ▁trained ▁in ▁tw ists ▁or ▁bra ids ▁before ▁being ▁un ra vel led ), ▁" Bro ther lock s " ▁and ▁" S ister lock s ", ▁ ▁the ▁fade , ▁tw ists ▁( H av ana , ▁Sen eg al ese , ▁cro ch et ), ▁f aux ▁loc s , ▁bra ids ▁( G h ana , ▁box , ▁cro ch et , ▁corn rows ), ▁b ant u ▁kn ots , ▁custom ▁w igs ▁and ▁we aves ▁or ▁any ▁combination ▁of ▁styles ▁such ▁as ▁corn rows ▁and ▁Af ro - p uff s . ▁ ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁Black ▁ha irst yles ▁involve ▁part ing ▁the ▁natural ▁hair ▁into ▁individual ▁sections ▁before ▁sty ling . ▁Research ▁shows ▁that ▁excess ive ▁bra iding , ▁tight ▁corn rows