Maya vase from the Peten region of Guatemala portrays a king and queen (above, center) preparing to perform a ceremonial dance. Both royal figures wear feather headdresses. The king’s headgear ...

The headdress is the most characteristic piece of clothing for the Akha women. The style of the headdress depends on multiple factors, including age and in which stage a girl or (young) woman is in ...

and a large headdress; masks hang from an ornate belt. He also holds a scepter with two protruding serpent heads. When Stephens and Catherwood excavated this sculpture, the dress and the absence of a ...