headdress
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The sculpture depicts America as an indigenous female figure - holding a bow and arrow, and wearing a headdress.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
At the time, Ortiz sported a veritable headdress of 1980s rock ’n’ roll hair.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Mathieu Deldicque, director of the Conde Museum, where the headdress will go on display, said the find was a "true miracle", stressing that all of its parts were well preserved.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
A group of men pulled Rodrigues into a circle to adjust his headdress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
She lifts a hand to push back a piece of her light brown hair and adjust her headdress.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The ball patrons parade around the stage in spectacularly gaudy headdresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Wearing Celtic clothing and elaborate, nature-inspired headdresses, druids and pagans danced around the Neolithic stone circle in Wiltshire thought to have been built by distant ancestors to align with the movements of the Sun.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Dancers in feathered headdresses gyrated and strutted in parades featuring lavish floats with giant figures of Greek gods or pop stars.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
There were headdresses and veils, corsets with daggers concealed in the stays, elaborate capes, and teetering tall shoes carved of ebony and coral.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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