List of headgear
Headgear is 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.
Hermes wearing a hat. Ancient Greek Attic black-figure olpe , 550–530 BC. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Hats
Leather flight helmet
Beanie or
skully and or visor beanie.
Bearskin ("busby" is incorrect)
Boater (also basher, skimmer, cady, katie, somer, or sennit hat)
Bucket hat , also
fishing hat ,
ratting hat (UK) or
Dixie Cup hat (US)
Busby , confused with
Bearskin (this is not a British hussar 'busby' but a German
kolpak )
Combination cap , also "service cap" or
peaked cap
Cowboy hat , sometimes "ten gallon hat"
Dhaka topi , also "Nepali Hat"
Eight-point cap , also
Gatsby cap ,
newsboy cap ,
bakerboy cap
Flat cap , also
paddy cap ,
bunnet ,
cloth cap ,
driver cap ,
golf cap , or
Windsor cap
Garrison cap , also "flight cap", "side cap" or "overseas cap"
Knit cap , also
knit hat ,
stocking cap ,
toboggan ,
toque ,
watch or
ski cap
Kippah , also
kippa ,
yarmulke , or
skullcap
Kufi , including the "Zulu crown".
Tembel hat , or kova tembel
Shapes and styles of beaver hats 1776–1825
American fiber helmet – for use in tropical regions; similar to pith helmet Anthony Eden hat Beaver hat Beefeaters' hat Bicorne Boater , also basher , skimmer Boss of the plains Bowler , also coke hat , billycock , boxer , bun hat , derby Busby Bycocket – a hat with a wide brim that is turned up in the back and pointed in the frontCabbage-tree hat – a hat woven from leaves of the cabbage tree Capotain (and women) – a tall conical hat , 17th century, usually black – also, copotain , copatain Caubeen – Irish hatCavalier hat , also chevaliers – wide-brimmed hat trimmed with ostrich plumesChapeau-bras , also chapeau-de-bras – 18th- to early-19th-century folding bicorne hat carried under one armChaperon – a series of hats that evolved in 14th- and 15th-century Europe from the medieval hood of the same nameCocked hat Colback – a fur headpiece of Turkish originDeerstalker – hunting cap with fold-down ears, associated with Sherlock Holmes , Elmer Fudd , Holden Caulfield , and Ignatius Reilly Đinh Tự Fedora Arakhchin Fez Hanfu hats and headwear – ancient Chinese hatsHomburg Kolpik Labbadeh Kurkhars Litham Malahai Gugiuman Işlic Panama hat Papakha Pava Peci Pith helmet – for use in tropical regions; the American fiber helmet is a version of itPork pie hat Shovel hat Sidara – national Iraqi headgearShtreimel Sombrero Spodik Keffiyah or sudraPapal tiara – a hat traditionally worn by the Pope , which has been abandoned in recent decades, in favor of the mitre Top hat , also stovepipe hat , chimney pot hat , lum hat , or (in collapsible form) gibus Tricorne Trilby , sometimes (incorrectly) called "fedora"Wideawake hat Umbrella hat
Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire wearing a Gainsborough hat , Thomas Gainsborough , Chatsworth House Bandeau hat Beaver hat Beehive Bergère hat Ba tầm Bloomer Bongrace – a velvet-covered headdress, stiffened with buckram – 16th centuryBreton – originating in 19th-century France, a lightweight hat, usually in straw, with upturned brim all the way roundCapeline – 18th–19th centuryCapotain (and men) – a tall conical hat, 17th century, usually black – also, copotain , copatain Cartwheel hat – low crown, wide stiff brimCocktail hat Doll hat – a scaled-down hat, usually worn tilted forward on the headGainsborough hat – a very large hat often elaborately decorated with plumes, flowers, and trinketsHalf hat – a millinery design that only covers part of the head and may be stiffened fabric or strawHennin Kokoshnik Nón lá Ochipok Pamela hat Pussyhat - a pink, knitted hat created in large numbers by thousands of participants involved with the United States 2017 Women's March Tantour
Unclassified
The traditional bonnet of the Kilwinning Archers of Scotland.
Caps
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 centuryChip 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 brimUgly – a kind of retractable visor that could be attached to bonnets for extra protection from the sun, nineteenth century
Bonnets for men
Helmets
Hoods
Capirote during procession, exist in various colours
An Iraqi girl wearing a headscarf in downtown Baghdad (April 2005).
Victor Oladipo wearing protective headgearOrthodontic facemask being prepared for fitting to this adolescent female patient - 16 hours daily wear
Other headdress
Arab headdress
A white cap or skullcap: * taqiya , also tagiyah , gahfiah
covered by the flowing scarf: ghutrah , also gutra , smagh , shmagh , kaffiyeh , kufiyyeh , keffiyeh keffiyah , kaffiye , keffiya
Kept in place by a band around the cap and scarf: igal , also egal , agal , aqal , ogal Bandana , also bandanna Do-rag Stocking cap Topor – Bengali men's wedding headgearUpe Visor
Jeweled
Ming Dynasty queen's headdress with cloisonné , pearls, gems, and gold
Wigs
Headgear organised by function
Religious
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Old Rajput man poses for visitors with a sword on his knees in the palace of Maharaja (Mehrangarh Fort )
Jewish
Havalim (חֲבָליִם) ropes that are referenced in Kings I 20:31. Used as a sign of mourning.
Kashket Kippah or yarmulkeKolpik 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 publicShtreimel 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
Barretina Bearskin Beefeaters' hatBeret Bersagliere Bicorne Boonie hat Busby Campaign hat , also drill instructor hat, drill sergeant hat, ranger hat, sergeant hat, Smokey Bear hatCap comforter , a woollen hat associated with British Commandos Cappello Alpino , hat worn by the Alpini troops of the Italian Army Caubeen Chapeau-bras , also chapeau de bras – 18th to early-19th-century folding bicorne hat carried under one armCombination cap , also service cap, combination cover, peaked capCustodian helmet , headwear of the British police officer, ranks of Sergeant and Constable Czapka Fur wedge cap "Envelope Busby"[citation needed or Astrakhan, worn by Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of CanadaFeather bonnet Flying helmet – closely fitting solid helmet designed to resist impacts within the cockpit of military aircraft – colloquially known as a 'bone dome' Garrison cap , also campaign cap, wedge cap, flight cap, garrison hat, overseas cap, side cap , field service capGlengarry , also Glengarry bonnet, Glengarry capHardee hat Helmet Jeep cap Kartus – a peakless cap worn by the Swedish army during the Great Northern War . Called the Kabuds by the Danish and Norwegians and the Kartooze by the Russians, nations which also adopted it
Kepi Mirliton – a high tubular concave hat with a "wing", worn by hussars in the 18th and early 19th centuries
Mitre Patrol cap Pickelhaube – a spiked German leather helmet.Sailor cap , also known as "white hat" or "dixie cup" in the US NavyShako Shaguma - Yak-hair headdress used by early Imperial Japanese Army generalsSlouch hat – One side of hat droops down as opposed to the other which is pinned against the side of the crownTarleton Cap – A leather helmet with a large crest. Popular with cavalry and light infantry in the late 18th and early 19th century. Named after British military commander, Banastre Tarleton.
Tricorn – Three-cornered hat synonymous with the 18th century. Worn by musketeers, dragoons and cuirassiers of all western armies, also often by French grenadiers (which was uncommon considering that most grenadiers at the time wore mitres or bearskins ).War bonnet , the feathered headdress worn warriors and chiefs of Plains Indians .
Officials and civil workers
Other specialist headgear
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 .Aso Oke Hat – Yoruba people Barretina – Catalan Bearskin hat Beret – French , Basque Bhatgaunle Topi – Nepal Blangkon – Javanese Breton , also Bretonne Chupalla – Chilean Chullo – Peruvian Clop – Romanian Coolie hat Coonskin hat – American frontiersman Cork hat – Australia Cossack hatDogon hat – Dogon people , West Africa Feathered headdress – Native American Flat cap – English people and Irish people Four Winds hat – Sami people Fulani hat – Fula people , West Africa Glengarry bonnet Għonnella or Faldetta – Maltese Haida hat Irish walking hat – Irish people Kimeshek - Kazakhstan , Karakalpakstan and Kyrgyzstan Kofia – Swahili people , East Africa Kufi – West Africa Leopard cap – Igbo people , West Africa Mandarin hat – Chinese Mokorotlo – Basotho /Lesotho Montenegrin cap – Montenegrins , Serbs Lungee (Afghan Turban) - Pashtun people , Afghanistan Pakol – Pashtun people , Afghanistan Phrygian cap – Roman , French Qeleshe – Albanian Šajkača – Serbian Salakot – Filipino Shreepech – Traditional Crown of Monarch of Nepal Slouch hat , also digger hat , Australia and New Zealand Songkok – Malay -speaking peoples of Indonesia , Malaysia , Brunei and Singapore Tam o'shanter – Scottish Tarboosh Tembel hat - Israel Ti'i langga – Rote Island Top hat – English Topor – Bengali men's wedding headgearTurban Tuque or toque – Canadian , esp. French-Canadian /Québécois Upe - Bougainville Ushanka – Russian Welsh hat Witch hat - Galician Zulu crown – Zulu people , Southern Africa , see kufi for information
By ethnicity
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Mongol
Vietnamese
See also
References
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