the women always have their heads covered so, you will not see their hair! I have been around alot of Maure women and have never seen them wear Kiffa. Their kiffa beads are stowed away like cherished treasure. Their cherished Morfias are mounted with gold and worn as jewelery. If, I had ever asked a older Mauritanian woman just to put the beads in her hair the way they are traditionally worn,she would. A younger woman would accept to do this also but, she would not know how they were traditionally worn. Personally, I can never forget the excitement I felt when, Maure women accepted to dig out their hidden treasured beads to show me! My heart would absolutely palpitate and i was never disappointed in seeing their beads! If, any of these happen to come on the market, its just because they needed the money!If not, these women absolutely love their beads, the better the bead, the more prestige and admiration given to the owner!