cristated

Only three wore the Bal or feather, which denotes the brave; several, however, had the other decoration — an ivory armlet. 24 Assisted by the boys, whose heads were shaved in a cristated fashion truly ridiculous, and large pariah dogs with bushy tails, they drove the beasts and carried the colts, belaboured runaway calves, and held up the hind legs of struggling sheep.

First footsteps in East Africa 2003

[24] Assisted by the boys, whose heads were shaved in a cristated fashion truly ridiculous, and large pariah dogs with bushy tails, they drove the beasts and carried the colts, belaboured runaway calves, and held up the hind legs of struggling sheep.

First Footsteps in East Africa Richard Francis Burton 1855