Plaits

Complex symbolism.  The term has the same meaning as Pigtails, but I will repeat the definition.

The first related symbol is that of Hair.  There is also a link to threads and cords  for similar reasons.  But if there are two plaits it takes on the additional symbolism of Horns and the twin tunnels [!]   

One plait is just a single tunnel – but which one – that is the interesting question? After all there are supposedly two tunnels that symbolically rise from the head – is it the plait of the Sun or the plait of the Moon?

Observations

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• Arifi of Herat - The Ball and the Polo Stick - In his locks he had a thousand hidden curls
• Black Sabbath – Tony Iommi experiences the spirit visitors of Bel Air
• John William Godward - The Delphic Oracle
• Michelangelo - Sonnet XV - The marble not yet carved can hold the form
• Petronius - Hans Peter Duerr - Dreamtime
• Rig veda - Rudra with braided hair
• Romance of the Rose - Meeting his lady
• Symbolism - Korean mystic shamanism – Costume: Plaits and bows
• Waterhouse, John William - The Magic Circle