ceremonial headdress

Formal head adornment

A ceremonial headdress is elaborate headwear worn for rituals, religious observances, or formal occasions rather than everyday use.

Examples range from feathered Native American war bonnets to jeweled crowns to bishops' mitres.

The term often appears in museum contexts or discussions of cultural artifacts: The ceremonial headdress was returned to the tribe after decades in a private collection.

Related

crown · jeweled crown · laurel wreath · flower crown · royal crown · plume · feather · yarmulke · headpiece · circlet · regalia · kufi · diadem · wimple · fascinator · tiara · biretta · war bonnet

Opposites
formality/occasion

ceremonial headdressbaseball cap

Soft hat, stiff brim

beanie · sun hat · trucker hat · dad hat · trucker cap

elaborateness

ceremonial headdressnothing

Not any thing

knit cap · hairnet · stocking cap · shower cap · surgical cap

head covering vs. bare

ceremonial headdressbareheaded

Wearing nothing above

hatless

Family

dress, ceremony

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G