~ Wm. Shakespeare
Suleiman the Magnificent
by Agostino Veneziano
Porcupine fish helmet, Kiribati
From the Pitt Rivers Museum
A Phoenix Crown
The Official Imperial Portrait of Song Dynasty's Empress
Crown of the Sultan of Siak
The National Museum of Indonesia
Hawaiian feather helmet (mahiole) The British Museum
Samurai Helmet and Mask
The Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Helmet Mask (Mukyeem)
Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dallas Museum of Art
Photo by Mary Harrsch
Links:
Crowns: A Brief History of Church Hats
Headgear in previous posts: African crowns, jesters, a Roman cavalry helmet, fencing, and masks.
Native American Headdresses: Facts for Kids
Crown of Daisies by Liz Kalloch
Ice Cream Headband
Wearing any of these helmets would certainly secure your standing in the community!
ReplyDeleteSome are beautiful, some daunting, some just leave you scratching your head (like the Porcupine fish helmet) or maybe that wouldn't be such a good idea. ;-)
Wow. Those are fantastic. I would certainly call myself magnificent in any of those.
ReplyDeleteI, too, wonder at the purpos of the porcupine fish helmet. Love it's originality though.