When I wore a hat to my sister's wedding in 1981, they complimented me, apparently I looked beautiful with that hat. Since that day my...

Based on a collection of headgear from the four corners of the world, we are introduced to the ancient cultural and artistic richness of...

Blue is the color of my dreams, as Joan Mirò also expressed it in one of his paintings. Personally, I always go for basic blue pieces in...

The Kalash people (Kalasha) are an indigenous minority of about 3500 people in northwestern Pakistan, NWFP, (Northwestern Territories)...

My Congolese story starts in 2015, when I led a project in the context of literacy in the province of Maniema (Eastern Congo) and lived...

The Kalpak is a felt hat worn by the Kyrgyz people, especially near Lake Issyk-kul. The word Kalpak is also etymologically derived from...

The cowrie is a tropical sea snail found in different oceans. Cowrie shells have traditionally been a means of payment. The main origin...

The artworks in the photo were purchased in Butare - Rwanda - when I was working there as an educational advisor for the vocational...

A bead is a small object with an eye that can be used to thread beads onto a thread. Scientists Marian Vanhaeren and Francesco d’Errico...

The Dogon (8.7% population) live in the West African country of Mali. In writing this story I am inspired by the stories of the Dogon...

The guiding thread for the three headdresses is the red bead. Red, a vital color that radiates passion, passion that leads to many...

In nature, man finds a wealth of materials that can be used creatively for the manufacture of headdresses. Each area has its special...

Our Dutch language is rich in many beautiful expressions about hats and related headgear. We found the following proverbs, expressions...