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A barber's pole is a type of sign used by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft. The trade sign is, by a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages, a staff or pole with a helix of colored stripes (often red and white in many countries, but usually red, white, and blue in the United States).
This article is about the profession. For other uses, see Barber (disambiguation) . A barber (from the Latin barba,  beard ) is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave men's and boys' hair.A barber's place of work is known as a barber shop or a barber's. Barber shops are also places of social interaction and public discourse.In some instances, barbershops are also public forums. barber's place of work is known as a barber shop or a barber's. Barber shops are also places of social interaction and public discourse. In some instances, barbershops are also public forums.