Isitayela sezinwele, izinwele noma ukugunda izinwele kusho isitayela sezinwele, imvamisa ekhanda lomuntu. Kwesinye isikhathi, lokhu kungasho nokuhlelwa kwezinwele zobuso noma zomzimba.Ukwenziwa kwezinwele kungabhekwa njengesici sokuzilungisa komuntu siqu, imfashini, nezimonyo, yize kusebenza ngokoqobo, amasiko kanye nokuthandwa kakhulu futhi kuthonya ezinye izitayela zezinwele. Kuzo zonke izikhathi, abantu bagqoke izinwele zabo ngezitayela ezahlukahlukene, ikakhulu ezinqunywa yimfashini yesiko abahlala kulo.Izitayela zezinwele yizimpawu nezimpawu zesigaba senhlalo, ubudala, isimo somshado, ukuhlonza ubuhlanga, izinkolelo zepolitiki, nezimo zengqondo mayelana nobulili. Abanye abantu bangamboza izinwele zabo ngokuphelele noma ngokwengxenye ngezizathu zamasiko noma ezenkolo.Letibonwako ikhanda isigubungelo babandakanya abesifazane Islam ngubani agqoke hijab, abesifazane abashadile Haredi UbuJuda ngubani agqoke sheitel noma tichel, washada ongumHimba amadoda ubani ukumboza izinwele zabo ngaphandle uma nilila, Tuareg amadoda ubani afake isembozo sobuso, kwabhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane eSikhism abagqoka i- dastar. I ukukhiqizwa kabusha endala aziwayo izinwele ngiluka amanga emuva eminyakeni engaba ngu-30,000: i- Venus ka Willendorf, manje eyaziwa e Academia njengoba nowesifazane Willendorf, ka insikazi Umfanekiso kusukela Paleolithic, okulinganiselwa ukuthi enziwe phakathi mayelana 28.000 futhi 25,000 BCE.IVenus yaseBrassempouy ibala cishe iminyaka engama-25,000 ubudala futhi ngokungangabazeki ikhombisa ukuhlobisa izinwele.