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Pages in category "Japanese headgear" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Benkan; C.
Shaguma - Yak-hair headdress used by early Imperial Japanese Army generals; Slouch hat – One side of hat droops down as opposed to the other which is pinned against the side of the crown; Tarleton 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 ...
This is a list of various kinds of hat, contemporary or traditional. Headgear has been common throughout the history of humanity, present on some of the very earliest preserved human bodies and art. Headgear has been common throughout the history of humanity, present on some of the very earliest preserved human bodies and art.
Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on the skull and/or other parts of the head, either for practical reasons such as physical protection or for ornamental, ceremonial or symbolic purposes.
Headgear may be worn for protection against cold (such as the Canadian tuque), heat, rain and other precipitation, glare, sunburn, sunstroke, dust, contaminants, etc. Helmets are worn for protection in battle or against impact, for instance when riding bicycles or motor vehicles.
Tenkan is also a name for the triangularly-folded cloth headband worn by yūrei in traditional Japanese artwork. See also hirabitai (above). Tenugui (手拭い, lit. ' hand wiper ') A rectangular piece of fabric, usually cotton or linen, used for a variety of purposes, such as a handkerchief, hand towel and headscarf.
A kamikaze pilot receives a hachimaki before his final mission, 1945.. The origin of the hachimaki is uncertain, but the most common theory states that they originated as headbands used by samurai, worn underneath the kabuto to protect the wearer from cuts [1] and to absorb sweat. [2]
The official association of status with the kanmuri in Japan began with the establishment of the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System in 603. In a description of Japan in the Book of Sui (636), it is written, "In the Sui Dynasty, that (Japanese) king created the system of crowns for the first time. The crowns were made of brocade or patterned cloth ...