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kufiyya
thumb|Yemenis|Yemeni man wearing a keffiyeh in turban-style and a Yemeni shawl on his shoulder
headscarf
thumb|Women's headscarves for sale in Damascus|alt=Four mannequin heads with different headscarfs are arranged on top of a display-table of colourful headscarfs. thumb|In Christian cultures, nuns and [[widows often covered their bodies and hair. Here, widowed Queen Anna of Poland wears a 16th-century wimple with a veil and a ruff around her neck.|alt=Portrait of widowed Queen Anna of Poland wearing a white wimple, veil, and ruff typical of 16th-century noblewomen.]]
stole
long narrow cloth band worn around the neck and falling from the shoulders as part of ecclesiastical dress
pashmina
regional name in Ladakh and Kashmir for the fine wool of the cashmere goat
jilbāb
The term ' (also , or ') () refers to any long and loose-fit coat or outer garment worn by Muslim women. Wearers believe that this definition of fulfills the Quranic choice for a hijab. The is also known as by Persian speakers in Iran and Afghanistan. The modern covers the entire body except the face and hands. Some women will also cover the hands with gloves and the face along with a niqāb. thumb|Jilbab
dupatta
thumb|upright| Indian village women wearing Odhni with Ghagra choli The dupattā, also called chunni, chunari, chundari, lugda, rao/rawo, gandhi, pothi, orna, and odhni is a long shawl-like scarf traditionally worn by women in the Indian Subcontinent. Traditionally, in India, the dupatta is part of the women's lehenga or ghagra/chaniya choli. A lehenga is a three-piece outfit which is made up of a skirt, called a ghagra or chaniya; a blouse, called a choli, and a dupatta. The dupatta is worn over one shoulder, and traditionally, married women would also wear the dupatta over the head in temples
phelonion
thumb|alt=Chrysostomos of Smyrna|Icon of Saint Chrysostomos of Smyrna wearing a polystavrion (“many crosses”) phelonion.
epitrachil
thumb|Epitrachelion The epitrachelion ( "around the neck"; Slavic: Епитрахи́ль - Epitrakhíl’; often called simply a stole in casual English-language usage) is the liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole. It is essentially the orarion adapted for priests and bishops, worn around the neck with two ends of equal length hanging down in front of the clergyman's body (more or less to the ankle) and with the two adjacent sides sewn or buttoned together up the center, leav
omophorion
thumb|Fresco from the 14th century depicting St. [[Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia wearing a white omophorion.]] thumb|300px|Benjamin Peterson, archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, wearing an omophorion. In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, the omophorion (, meaning "[something] borne on the shoulders"; Slavonic: омофоръ, omofor) is the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority. Originally woven of wool, it is a band of brocade decorated with four crosses and an eight-pointed star
neckerchief
thumb|A knotted neckerchief
epigonation
thumb|Embroidered palitza (photograph c. 1911 by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii). thumb|Fresco of St [[Gregory the Illuminator wearing a gold epigonation (the half-visible rhombus behind the Omophorion) embroidered with an icon (14th century, Mistra).]] The epigonation (Greek: , literally meaning "over the knee"), or pálitsa (Russian: , "club"), is a vestment used in some Eastern Christian churches.
krama
A krama ( ; ) is a sturdy traditional Cambodian garment with many uses, including as a scarf, bandanna, to cover the face, for decorative purposes, and as a hammock for children. It may also be used as a garrote by Bokator fighters, who also wrap the krama around their waists, heads and fists. It is worn by men, women and children, and can be fairly ornate, though most typical kramas contain a gingham pattern of some sort, and traditionally come in either red or blue. It is the Cambodian national symbol.
boa
long, elliptical neckpiece made of feathers, fur, or similar fluffy materials
orarion
thumb|Greek Orthodox [[deacon in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, wearing the double orarion over his sticharion. On his head he wears the clerical kamilavka.]]
Kabney
thumbnail|upright|Ruling king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck with saffron kabney (reserved for the Bhutanese king and chief abbot). thumb|upright|Gho with orange kabney. A kabney (, Wylie: bkab-ne) is a silk sash worn as a part of the gho, the traditional male attire in Bhutan. It is raw silk, normally with fringes. Kabney is worn over the traditional coat gho; it runs from the left shoulder to the right hip, and is worn at special occasions or when visiting a dzong. Kabney is also referred as Bura, which means wild silk.
World Hijab Day
awareness day and annual event founded by Nazma Khan which encourage women to wear the hijab, to acquaint with the experience of wearing it, to educate and spread awareness on why hijab is worn, to promote wider acceptence of hijab wearing
khata
upright|thumb|13th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1932)|alt=
tagelmust
REDIRECT Litham#Tagelmust or Afrwal or litham
La'eeb
'''La'eeb''' () was the official mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Qatar. The name means "super-skilled player" in Arabic, and is a representation of the popular men's headdress keffiyeh, used in many parts of the Arab world. He was designed by Indian firm Fractal Picture, and animated by Qatari firm Katara Studios.
red scarf
primary symbol of youth communist organizations
head tie
head scarf worn by women in Africa and tthe African Diaspora
litham
Litham (, sometimes pronounced lifam) is a mouth-veil which the Tuareg and other West and North African (namely Sahelian) nomads, particularly men, have traditionally used to cover the lower part of their face.
rebozo
thumb|Painting of a woman with a rebozo Juan Rodríguez Juárez. A rebozo is a long flat garment, very similar to a shawl, worn mostly by women in Mexico. It can be worn in various ways, usually folded or wrapped around the head and/or upper body to shade from the sun, provide warmth and as an accessory to an outfit. It is also used to carry babies and large bundles, especially among indigenous women. The origin of the garment is unclear, but Indigenous women of Mesoamerica were the primary weavers of the first rebozos, often crafted with body-tensioned or back-strap "otate" looms. Spaniards use
Gamcha
thumb|right|Bangladesh|Bangladeshi Rickshaw Puller wearing traditional Gamcha thumb|Milk salesman wearing Gamchha in Nepal Gamcha (or Gamchhā, Gāmchhā, Gāmuchhā (Odia), Gamusā (Assamese) and Angochha) is a rectangular piece of traditional coarse cotton cloth, sometimes with a checked design, worn as traditional scarf by men in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in Eastern India (including Assam), Bangladesh, as well as in eastern Terai of Nepal. It also became bit popular in other cultures of India and now in what is known as Pakistan after the Indian partition, as well as various parts of South
gamosa
thumb|350px|A Gamusa made from Assam silk|Pat silk with intricate designs.
Les Alliés
1914 woodcut by Raoul Dufy
Khăn rằn
kind of traditional Vietnamese shawl
Tudong
thumb|Variety of tudongs (tudung) sold in Malaysia.
Sudra
ancient Jewish headdress
focale
thumb|upright=1.3|Focalia worn by cavalry troopers and some infantry on a panel from Trajan's Columnthumb|Focale on a Classical reenactment|Roman military reenactor The focale (plural focalia), also known as a sudarium ("sweat cloth"), was a woolen or linen scarf worn by ancient Roman military personnel. It protected the neck from chafing by the armor and was used for warmth. The focale is depicted widely in military scenes from Roman art, such as the relief sculpture on the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum and Trajan's Column. It is shown loosely knotted in the front, but is somet
melhfa
thumb|Sahrawis|Sahrawi women wearing colorful melhfas
Alasho
thumb|right|A 1902 drawing of a Hausa man from Yola, Nigeria|Yola in an AlashoAlasho is an indigenous Hausa long turban, worn across the head and neck. It is near identical in length, colour and dimensions to that of the Tuareg tagelmust, but is wrapped differently to the Tuareg method, leaving the sides of the head and some of the lower neck free. A similar style turban is worn by Songhai men, known as 'fatalaa' in Zarma.