Hairdo among Hausa people comes in variety of styles.
Doka: In this hairdo, the hair is woven from the front of the head to the back where it is held in a ball with rama (back of reed stalks).
Tashin Soja: Here the hair is woven in rows from both the back and front of the head in such a way that the rows meet at the centre of the head.
Jirgin Sama (Aeroplane): It resembles any aeroplane, with balls representing the tails, wings and the cockpit. The hair is woven from the centre of the head to just above right and left ears, ending in a ball at each end. Another row of hair is then drawn from the centre to just before the forehead and to the nape of the neck, in each case finishing up in a ball.
Kwanciya da Masoyi (Sleeping with a Lover): In this style, the hair is woven from the front to the back in four rows, two large rows on the outside and the smaller ones on the inside.
Tukkaye: For older women the hair is tied up together in balls, and can be of any number (i.e. the balls).
Surkulle: It starts from the centre of the head and spread to the left and right hand sides of the head and to the back.
Shuku: Hair is woven together in rows starting in the front of the head and from the back. All rows will meet at the centre of the head and will be tied in a bunch.
Lallabi: This is normally done to women in mourning. The hair is loosely woven in two rows form the front to the back of the head.
Ayaba da Wuka: The hair is woven in a single row from the right to the left side, above the head. This symbolizes the Wuka (knife). Another four rows, signifying the bunch of bananas in the weaving.
