List of headgear

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

Herakles 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 hat 1776–1825

Men's

Women's

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 by nobility on ceremonial occasions

Bonnets

Bonnets for women

Old woman in sunbonnet (c. 1930). Photograph by Doris Ulmann

Bonnets for men

Helmets

See Type of helmet

Hoods

Headbands, headscarves, wimples

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

Masks, veils and headgear that covers the face

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

Muslim

Sikh

Pastafarianism

Military and police

Officials and civil workers

China (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).

See also

Media related to Headgear at Wikimedia Commons

References

  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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