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This is an incomplete list of headgear (anything worn on the head), both modern and historical.

Hermes wearing a hat. Ancient Greek Attic black-figure olpe, 550–530 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris.

Hats

Worn in the past, or rarely worn today

Shapes and styles of beaver hats 1776–1825

Men's

Ancient coins showing possible Persian tiara on Autophradates and Phrygian cap on Orontes I

Women's

Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire wearing a Gainsborough hat, Thomas Gainsborough, Chatsworth House

Unclassified

The traditional bonnet of the Kilwinning Archers of Scotland.

Caps

Caps worn by men in the past, or rarely worn today

Caps worn by women in the past

Caps worn on ceremonial occasions

Bonnets

Bonnets for women

Old woman in sunbonnet (c. 1930). Photograph by Doris Ulmann
  • Cabriolet
  • Capote – soft crown, rigid brim, nineteenth century
  • Chip bonnet
  • Gypsy bonnet – shallow to flat crown, saucer shaped, and worn by tying it on with either a scarf or sash, under the chin, or at the nape of the neck – nineteenth Century
  • Kiss-me-quick
  • Leghorn bonnet
  • Mourning bonnet
  • Poke bonnet – Early nineteenth century, "Christmas Carol" style, with a cylindrical crown and broad funnel brim
  • Ugly – a kind of retractable visor that could be attached to bonnets for extra protection from the sun, nineteenth century

Bonnets for men

Helmets

Main article: Helmet § Types of helmet

Hoods

Main article: Hood (headgear)
Capirote during procession, exist in various colours

Headbands, headscarves, wimples

An Iraqi girl wearing a headscarf in downtown Baghdad (April 2005).

Masks, veils and headgear that covers the face

Oladipo jumping up for a shot
Victor Oladipo wearing protective headgear
Orthodontic facemask being prepared for fitting to this adolescent female patient - 16 hours daily wear

Other headdress

Women's

Men's

Jeweled

Ming Dynasty queen's headdress with cloisonné, pearls, gems, and gold

Wigs

Headgear organised by function

Religious

Buddhist

Christian

Hindu

Jewish

  • Havalim (חֲבָליִם) ropes that are referenced in Kings I 20:31. Used as a sign of mourning.
  • Kashket
  • Kippah or yarmulke
  • Kolpik
  • Migba'at was likely a cone-shaped Turban. This turban was likely only worn in the context of the priesthood and is cited in Exodus 27:20–30.
  • Mitpaḥat is a scarf that is worn on the head or hair, by some married women. Some wear scarves only during prayers, and others wear them in public.
  • Mitznefet was most likely a classic circular turban. This is derived from the fact that Hebrew word Mitznefet comes from the root "to wrap." This turban was likely only worn in the context of the priesthood and is cited in Exodus 27:20–30.
  • Pe’er mentioned in Ezekiel 24: 17;23. In verse 17, Ezekiel commands the Israelites to “wrap their” Pe’ers around their heads. In verse 23, Ezekiel tells the Israelite that their Pe’er's "shall remain on your heads.” ("Pe'er" (which translates into "splendor") is usually used to refer to phylacteries (tefillin))
  • Sheitel is a wig worn by some married women in order to maintain marital modesty in public
  • Shtreimel
  • Spodik
  • Gargush
  • Sudra (סודרא) is a headdress, similar to the keffiyah worn by Jewish men in the ancient near-east.

Muslim

Sikh

Military and police

Officials and civil workers

China (historical)

Vietnam (historical)

Other specialist headgear

National dress; association with a country, people and religion

Afghan boys wearing traditional headgear. Kunduz, Afghanistan (June 2003).
A young Albanian wearing Qeleshe (also called Plis).
Ti'i langga, a Rote islander attempt to copy the 16th-century European headgear.
Kimeshek.

By ethnicity

Chinese

Japanese

Korean

Mongol

Vietnamese

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Headgear.
  1. ^ Chico, Beverly (2013). Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO LLC. pp. 211–12. ISBN 9781610690621. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The complete costume dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 243. ISBN 9780810840041.
  3. ^ The Concise Scots Dictionary. Aberdeen University Press. 1987. p. 296. ISBN 0-08-028492-2.
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