The afro pick is an adaptation of a traditional African grooming instrument,which is essentially a narrow comb with long, widely spaced teeth. Similarly, added volume can be achieved using an afro pick in combination with the heat from a hand-held hair dryer. The effect is called a blowout afro.Here are some afro hairstyle pictures:
Branford Marsalis with a classic afro.
A Jewish-American youth sports a Jewfro at his high school.
Afros were originally used as a cultural statement to counter western influences on natural African hairstyles and ways of life
