Nubian wig

They are a prime factor in determining the gender of figures in Ancient Egyptian art, as royal women exclusively wear them.

[7]  It is characterized by its short bushy appearance with rows of curls that frame the brow and sides of the face.

Royal men exclusively wear this alternative style and can be seen in the left image titled Walk in the Garden.

[2] In addition to the hair, false or human, Ancient Egyptians used beeswax and resin to hold the style in place on a mesh cap.

The base layer was kept in place by knotting and folding the hair back over itself and then was further reinforced by a mixture of two-thirds beeswax and one-third conifer resin.

Canopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head (30.8.54); ca.1349–1336 B.C. or shortly thereafter; Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), blue glass, obsidian, unidentified stone; Lid (30.8.54): H. 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in); diam. 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in); The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist's sketch: Walk in the Garden; limestone; New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, c. 1335 BC. Egyptian Museum Berlin, Inv. no. 15000 (donated by James Simon in 1920).