page_title: Dreadlocks
section_title: In Western counterculture
hierarchical_section_title: Dreadlocks / By culture / In Western counterculture
caption_attribution_description: English: Dreadlocks of a person with Native American and European ancestry, adorned with beads of different shapes and sizes
context_page_description: Dreadlocks, also locs, dreads, or in Sanskrit, Jaṭā, are ropelike strands of hair formed by matting or braiding hair.
context_section_description: In the West, since gatherings of hippies became common in the 1970s, dreadlocks have gained popularity among white, counterculture adherents such as hippies, crust punks, New Age travellers, goths and many members of the Rainbow Family.
caption: Hippie dreadlocks decorated with beads
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