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List of headgear

Headgearis worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, decoration, or for religious or cultural reasons, including social conventions. This is a list of headgear, both modern and historical.

Hermeswearing a hat.Ancient GreekAtticblack-figureolpe,550–530 BC.LouvreMuseum, Paris.

Hats

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Main article:List of hat styles

Worn in the past, or rarely worn today

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Shapes and styles ofbeaver hats1776–1825

Men's

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Ancient coins showing possible Persian tiara onAutophradatesandPhrygian caponOrontes I

Women's

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Portrait ofGeorgiana, Duchess of Devonshirewearing aGainsborough hat,Thomas Gainsborough,Chatsworth House

Unclassified

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The traditional bonnet of the Kilwinning Archers of Scotland.

Caps

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

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Caps worn by women in the past

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Caps worn on ceremonial occasions

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Bonnets

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Bonnets for women

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Old woman in sunbonnet(c. 1930). Photograph byDoris 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 retractablevisorthat could be attached to bonnets for extra protection from the sun, nineteenth century

Bonnets for men

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Helmets

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Main article:Helmet § Helmet types

Hoods

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

Headbands, headscarves, wimples

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

Masks, veils and headgear that covers the face

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Victor Oladipowearing protective headgear
Orthodontic facemask being prepared for fitting to this adolescent female patient - 16 hours daily wear

Other headdress

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Women's

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Men's

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Jeweled

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Ming Dynastyqueen's headdresswithcloisonné,pearls, gems, and gold

Wigs

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Headgear organised by function

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Religious

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Buddhist

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Christian

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Hindu

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OldRajputman poses for visitors with a sword on his knees in the palace of Maharaja (Mehrangarh Fort)

Jewish

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  • Havalim (חֲבָליִם) ropes that are referenced in Kings I 20:31. Used as a sign of mourning.
  • Kashket
  • Kippahor yarmulke
  • Kolpik
  • Migba'atwas 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.
  • Mitpaḥatis 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.
  • Mitznefetwas most likely a classic circular turban. This is derived from the fact that Hebrew wordMitznefetcomes 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’ermentioned 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 tophylacteries(tefillin))
  • Sheitelis 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

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Sikh

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Military and police

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Officials and civil workers

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China (historical)

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Vietnam (historical)

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Other specialist headgear

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National dress; association with a country, people and religion

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Afghan boys wearing traditional headgear.Kunduz,Afghanistan(June 2003).
A youngAlbanianwearingQeleshe(also calledPlis).
Ti'i langga,aRote islanderattempt to copy the 16th-century European headgear.
Kimeshek.

By ethnicity

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Chinese

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Japanese

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Korean

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Mongol

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Vietnamese

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Chico, Beverly (2013).Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia.Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO LLC. pp. 211–12.ISBN9781610690621.Retrieved13 November2014.
  2. ^Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011).The complete costume dictionary.Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 243.ISBN9780810840041.
  3. ^The Concise Scots Dictionary.Aberdeen University Press. 1987. p. 296.ISBN0-08-028492-2.
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