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tallit
alt=A close-up photograph of a framed, long rectangular silver lace neckband for a prayer shawl, featuring intricate symmetrical patterns of interlaced metallic threads on a dark background.|thumb
shawl
thumb|right|A young girl wearing a shawl as a head covering thumb|right|Maxida Märak wearing a traditional Saami wool shawl onstage at [[Riddu Riđđu 2019]]
stole
long narrow cloth band worn around the neck and falling from the shoulders as part of ecclesiastical dress
scapular
thumb|Black scapulars worn by Cistercian [[monks as part of their religious habits]] thumb|The devotional Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or "Brown Scapular"
Lungi
thumb|right|250px|A boy in a village of Narail, [[Bangladesh wearing a lungi with simple twist knot]] The lungi () is a clothing similar to the sarong that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The lungi, which usually multicoloured, is a men's skirt usually tied around the lower waist below the navel. It can be worn as casual wear and night wear. It is favoured in hot and humid climates where the airflow it allows makes it more comfortable than alternatives.
sash
thumb|Philip V of Spain|Philip V, King of Spain wearing two types of sash: a red waist sash and the blue sash (Cordon Bleu) of the [[Order of the Holy Spirit]]
himation
thumb|upright|Statues at the "House of Cleopatra" in Delos, Greece. Woman and man wearing himations A himation ( ; ) was a type of clothing, a mantle or wrap worn by ancient Greek men and women from the Archaic period through the Hellenistic period ( BC). It was usually worn over a chiton and/or peplos, but was made of heavier drape and played the role of a cloak or shawl. When the himation was used alone, without a chiton, it served both as a chiton and as a cloak. The himation was markedly less voluminous than the Roman toga. Many vase paintings depict women wearing a himation as a veil cove
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
stola
upright|thumb|Statue of Livia Drusilla wearing a stola and palla
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.]]
longyi
A longyi (; ) is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Myanmar (Burma). It is approximately long and wide. The cloth is often sewn into a cylindrical shape. It is worn around the waist, running to the feet, and held in place by folding fabric over without a knot. In ancient times, lethwei fighters would hitch it up (paso hkadaung kyaik) to compete. This folding technique is still being used in modern days when people play chinlone.
tagelmust
REDIRECT Litham#Tagelmust or Afrwal or litham
Haïk
traditional women's garment from the Maghreb
humeral veil
long, oblong veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of the celebrant of the Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition
shahtoosh
thumb|Shahtoosh shawl thumb|Shahtoosh is made from chiru fur. Shahtoosh (; from Persian 'wool king') is wool obtained from chiru fur.
palla
draped, rectangular mantle worn by women of Ancient Rome, fastened with fibulae or brooches
fouta
woven textile used as a wrap or towel in the Mediterranean region
tunicle
thumb|alt=refer to caption|A pontifical tunicle. The tunicle is a liturgical vestment associated with Roman Catholicism, Anglo-Catholic, and Lutheranism.
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.
fichu
thumb|Descriptive drawing.
faixa
The faixa ( (central), [ˈfaj.ʃa] (Valencia), plural faixes) is a traditional Catalan clothing accessory. It is a sash made of a long piece of cloth, worn around the waist and wrapped around several times. During the 19th century, farmers and artisans wore it to protect the lumbar area during work in the fields. The bourgeois used to wear it as a sign of power, with different colours and 3 meters long. Nowadays, it is present in many traditional dances and festivals. This garment was common in Catalan and Occitan areas.
Kashmir shawl
Fine shawl made in Kashmir
Manila shawl
embroidered silk shawl, originally imported via the port of Manila
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.
Sompot Chong Kben
wrapped and draped pants of Southeast Asia
melhfa
thumb|Sahrawis|Sahrawi women wearing colorful melhfas
għonnella
right|frame|The Maltese "Faldetta", now virtually only seen in vintage photographs and historical recreations. The għonnella (; ), sometimes referred to as a faldetta, is a form of women's head dress and shawl, or hooded cloak, unique to the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. There was an alternative blue version in the south-east of Malta, and it was referred to as xurqana. Another in the village of Għargħur was referred to as stamijna.
Khes
alt=A stout cloth used for bedding and wrap (shawl)|thumb|Khes (a kind of thick blanket, it is a handoom [[damask cloth) used in bedding in Pakistan and northwest India.]]
aguayo
rectangular carrying cloth used by women in traditional Andean communities in South America
Pavlovo Posad shawl
traditional Russian shawl
sbai
thumb|300px|right|The stucco relief discovered at the Khu Bua|Khu Bua archaeological site, which dates back to the 650-700 C.E. period of the [[Dvaravati culture, depicts four female figures wearing shawl-like garments.]]
afghan
type of blanket
Tablion
thumb|Emperor Justinian I and his court, showing the golden tablion of the emperor and the purple tablion of the senior courtiers. Mosaic from the [[Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna.]] The '''' () was a rectangular or trapezoidal panel embroidered on the ceremonial mantle (chlamys'') of courtiers during the Byzantine Empire. __NOTOC__ The were chosen to contrast with the mantle colour, and sewn pairwise on the front edges of the mantle. They could be further decorated with embroidered designs or images of the emperor. The emperor's mantle originally (in the 4th century) featured sewn almost at
Argon (clothing)
An Agrun (also called Agron, Argon or Agon) is a traditional shawl-like garment worn by Hajong women in the Indian subcontinent, in modern-day India and Bangladesh.