Saga Sig (via THE NEVERENDING STORY)
National Geographic, June 1968
AKHA HEADDRESSES
HAMMERED SILVER, BEADS, COINS, HAIR, PIGMENT, FIBER
Yemenite bride’s wedding headdress (gargush) a hood-like garment, gold brocade for festive use, appliqued with coins from the dowry. These hoods cover the hair entirely and are not worn after menopause.
fresh flowers and branches of basil and rue, believed to bring luck and avert the evil eye
(Source: Wikipedia)
Karaja feather mosaic headdress (by Houston Museum of Natural Science)
Oxhead, 1800 - 1500 BC (via Secrets of the Silk Road)
Hmong woman, Sapa, Vietnam (by sensaos)
Iban wedding
(Source: forages, via miss-mary-quite-contrary)
(via lemmy_caution)
headdress
Czech woman, scanned from “Peoples of the world in pictures”
(via bobowoodlake)
